Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Hollywood

Right now (8:05 pm PST): about 30 minutes via I-5 South and SR-170 South and US-101 South, usually 31 at this time.

None 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 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	36	48	46	34	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	28	47	65	62	39	31	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	35	32	32	29
Wed	28	32	37	45	35	29	29	30	30	31	33	32	32	34	32	30	28
Thu	29	37	57	48	32	31	32	30	32	30	32	35	35	33	31	31	29
Fri	29	31	32	30	29	30	33	32	32	32	34	36	35	33	32	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	30	30	33	35	36	32	33	33	34	30	29	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	34	36	36	33	31	31	32	32	29

About this drive

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 68 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Santa Clarita to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 68 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 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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	36	48	46	34	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	28	47	65	62	39	31	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	35	32	32	29
Wed	28	32	37	45	35	29	29	30	30	31	33	32	32	34	32	30	28
Thu	29	37	57	48	32	31	32	30	32	30	32	35	35	33	31	31	29
Fri	29	31	32	30	29	30	33	32	32	32	34	36	35	33	32	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	30	30	33	35	36	32	33	33	34	30	29	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	34	36	36	33	31	31	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	48	46	34	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	28	47	65	62	39	31	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	35	32	32	29
Wed	28	32	37	45	35	29	29	30	30	31	33	32	32	34	32	30	28
Thu	29	37	57	48	32	31	32	30	32	30	32	35	35	33	31	31	29
Fri	29	31	32	30	29	30	33	32	32	32	34	36	35	33	32	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	30	30	33	35	36	32	33	33	34	30	29	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	34	36	36	33	31	31	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	48	46	34	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	28	47	65	62	39	31	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	35	32	32	29
Wed	28	32	37	45	35	29	29	30	30	31	33	32	32	34	32	30	28
Thu	29	37	57	48	32	31	32	30	32	30	32	35	35	33	31	31	29
Fri	29	31	32	30	29	30	33	32	32	32	34	36	35	33	32	32	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	30	30	33	35	36	32	33	33	34	30	29	30	28
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	29	31	33	34	36	36	33	31	31	32	32	29