Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Hollywood

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Santa Monica to Hollywood (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hollywood to Santa Monica

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 12 to 28 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 downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica to Hollywood by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1919263029262423222428313130241919
Tue1920273130272523222529323532272019
Wed1920273030272524242631343534282019
Thu1920273130272624262934393936302219
Fri1919252827252527323441393933282119
Sat1919191919212326293232323224201919
Sun1919191919192022232425252220202019

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 Monica to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 19 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Hollywood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

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