Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Hollywood

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 10% 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

Minutes from Placentia to Hollywood by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	48	54	46	41	40	39	39	39	41	39	40	38	34	33	32
Tue	32	43	52	57	46	43	41	40	39	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	32
Wed	32	41	50	52	47	41	40	40	38	37	43	42	43	40	36	33	32
Thu	32	41	50	53	45	42	41	39	39	39	43	46	46	41	37	34	33
Fri	32	40	41	43	41	41	41	41	43	44	47	46	48	47	39	35	33
Sat	32	33	35	35	36	39	42	41	40	39	39	41	41	38	37	35	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Placentia to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Placentia to central Hollywood 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 Placentia to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Placentia to Hollywood?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (1.9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	48	54	46	41	40	39	39	39	41	39	40	38	34	33	32
Tue	32	43	52	57	46	43	41	40	39	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	32
Wed	32	41	50	52	47	41	40	40	38	37	43	42	43	40	36	33	32
Thu	32	41	50	53	45	42	41	39	39	39	43	46	46	41	37	34	33
Fri	32	40	41	43	41	41	41	41	43	44	47	46	48	47	39	35	33
Sat	32	33	35	35	36	39	42	41	40	39	39	41	41	38	37	35	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	48	54	46	41	40	39	39	39	41	39	40	38	34	33	32
Tue	32	43	52	57	46	43	41	40	39	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	32
Wed	32	41	50	52	47	41	40	40	38	37	43	42	43	40	36	33	32
Thu	32	41	50	53	45	42	41	39	39	39	43	46	46	41	37	34	33
Fri	32	40	41	43	41	41	41	41	43	44	47	46	48	47	39	35	33
Sat	32	33	35	35	36	39	42	41	40	39	39	41	41	38	37	35	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	48	54	46	41	40	39	39	39	41	39	40	38	34	33	32
Tue	32	43	52	57	46	43	41	40	39	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	32
Wed	32	41	50	52	47	41	40	40	38	37	43	42	43	40	36	33	32
Thu	32	41	50	53	45	42	41	39	39	39	43	46	46	41	37	34	33
Fri	32	40	41	43	41	41	41	41	43	44	47	46	48	47	39	35	33
Sat	32	33	35	35	36	39	42	41	40	39	39	41	41	38	37	35	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	34