Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Hollywood
Right now (4:35 pm PST): about 30 minutes via SR-2 West and SR-134 West and US-101 North, usually 33 at this time.
Only 5% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 20 |
| Tue | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
| Wed | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
| Thu | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
| Fri | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
| Sat | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
| Sun | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 21 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Pasadena to Hollywood (via SR-2 West and SR-134 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).
About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) to central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.
Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.
Questions
What is the best time to drive from Pasadena to Hollywood?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Hollywood?
The 15-mile drive usually takes 18 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Hollywood?
Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-2 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (2 miles)
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