Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Hollywood

Right now (11:18 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-5 South and SR-170 South and US-101 South.

Only 8% 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.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Hollywood (via I-5 South and SR-170 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (33 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hollywood to Santa Clarita

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 10 to 18 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clarita 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	28	34	44	45	37	32	31	30	30	30	31	34	34	32	30	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	50	42	34	31	30	30	30	32	34	35	34	31	29	28
Wed	28	34	44	45	41	34	31	30	30	30	32	33	34	33	31	29	28
Thu	28	35	48	47	39	33	31	30	30	30	32	36	36	34	31	29	28
Fri	28	33	38	36	34	32	32	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	32	30	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	32	33	32	31	31	30	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	28

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 Santa Clarita to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Hollywood?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 28 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	44	45	37	32	31	30	30	30	31	34	34	32	30	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	50	42	34	31	30	30	30	32	34	35	34	31	29	28
Wed	28	34	44	45	41	34	31	30	30	30	32	33	34	33	31	29	28
Thu	28	35	48	47	39	33	31	30	30	30	32	36	36	34	31	29	28
Fri	28	33	38	36	34	32	32	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	32	30	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	32	33	32	31	31	30	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	44	45	37	32	31	30	30	30	31	34	34	32	30	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	50	42	34	31	30	30	30	32	34	35	34	31	29	28
Wed	28	34	44	45	41	34	31	30	30	30	32	33	34	33	31	29	28
Thu	28	35	48	47	39	33	31	30	30	30	32	36	36	34	31	29	28
Fri	28	33	38	36	34	32	32	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	32	30	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	32	33	32	31	31	30	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	44	45	37	32	31	30	30	30	31	34	34	32	30	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	50	42	34	31	30	30	30	32	34	35	34	31	29	28
Wed	28	34	44	45	41	34	31	30	30	30	32	33	34	33	31	29	28
Thu	28	35	48	47	39	33	31	30	30	30	32	36	36	34	31	29	28
Fri	28	33	38	36	34	32	32	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	32	30	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	32	33	32	31	31	30	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	28