Best Time to Drive from Seal Beach to Hollywood

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 33 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North.

Only 13% 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 Seal Beach 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	33	42	48	52	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	40	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	33	44	54	57	46	43	40	39	38	39	39	41	42	40	36	34	33
Wed	33	42	48	53	46	42	40	38	38	39	39	40	41	39	38	36	34
Thu	33	42	48	55	47	42	41	39	38	38	40	43	42	39	37	36	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	36	33
Sat	33	33	35	35	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	40	38	37	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Seal Beach to Hollywood (via I-605 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Seal Beach to Hollywood?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Seal Beach to Hollywood?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (3 miles)

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

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Hollywood to Seal Beach (return trip) · Seal Beach to Los Angeles · Seal Beach to Anaheim · Seal Beach to Riverside · Seal Beach to Santa Ana · Seal Beach to Irvine · Seal Beach to San Bernardino · Seal Beach to Fontana · Seal Beach to Oxnard · Seal Beach to Moreno Valley · Seal Beach to Glendale · Seal Beach to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	48	52	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	40	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	33	44	54	57	46	43	40	39	38	39	39	41	42	40	36	34	33
Wed	33	42	48	53	46	42	40	38	38	39	39	40	41	39	38	36	34
Thu	33	42	48	55	47	42	41	39	38	38	40	43	42	39	37	36	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	36	33
Sat	33	33	35	35	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	40	38	37	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	48	52	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	40	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	33	44	54	57	46	43	40	39	38	39	39	41	42	40	36	34	33
Wed	33	42	48	53	46	42	40	38	38	39	39	40	41	39	38	36	34
Thu	33	42	48	55	47	42	41	39	38	38	40	43	42	39	37	36	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	36	33
Sat	33	33	35	35	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	40	38	37	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	48	52	45	40	40	40	39	39	39	40	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	33	44	54	57	46	43	40	39	38	39	39	41	42	40	36	34	33
Wed	33	42	48	53	46	42	40	38	38	39	39	40	41	39	38	36	34
Thu	33	42	48	55	47	42	41	39	38	38	40	43	42	39	37	36	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	36	33
Sat	33	33	35	35	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	40	38	37	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	40	40	38	35