Best Time to Drive from SNA to Hollywood

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-5 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 36% 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 SNA 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	42	53	55	60	54	49	49	48	48	55	58	59	59	56	43	42	41
Tue	41	53	60	66	57	54	49	49	50	55	60	64	61	57	47	43	42
Wed	42	53	59	61	56	51	49	49	52	55	61	66	67	65	52	45	42
Thu	42	51	57	62	54	51	50	48	49	56	65	70	69	57	54	45	42
Fri	41	50	49	51	50	49	50	54	56	65	70	72	70	61	49	45	42
Sat	41	42	44	44	46	48	52	53	51	52	54	55	54	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	49	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from SNA to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Hollywood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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

More drives

Hollywood to SNA (return trip) · SNA to Los Angeles · SNA to Santa Monica · SNA to Pasadena · SNA to Long Beach · SNA to West Covina · SNA to Burbank · SNA to Glendale · SNA to Santa Clarita · SNA to Van Nuys · SNA to Torrance · SNA to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	53	55	60	54	49	49	48	48	55	58	59	59	56	43	42	41
Tue	41	53	60	66	57	54	49	49	50	55	60	64	61	57	47	43	42
Wed	42	53	59	61	56	51	49	49	52	55	61	66	67	65	52	45	42
Thu	42	51	57	62	54	51	50	48	49	56	65	70	69	57	54	45	42
Fri	41	50	49	51	50	49	50	54	56	65	70	72	70	61	49	45	42
Sat	41	42	44	44	46	48	52	53	51	52	54	55	54	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	49	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	53	55	60	54	49	49	48	48	55	58	59	59	56	43	42	41
Tue	41	53	60	66	57	54	49	49	50	55	60	64	61	57	47	43	42
Wed	42	53	59	61	56	51	49	49	52	55	61	66	67	65	52	45	42
Thu	42	51	57	62	54	51	50	48	49	56	65	70	69	57	54	45	42
Fri	41	50	49	51	50	49	50	54	56	65	70	72	70	61	49	45	42
Sat	41	42	44	44	46	48	52	53	51	52	54	55	54	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	49	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	53	55	60	54	49	49	48	48	55	58	59	59	56	43	42	41
Tue	41	53	60	66	57	54	49	49	50	55	60	64	61	57	47	43	42
Wed	42	53	59	61	56	51	49	49	52	55	61	66	67	65	52	45	42
Thu	42	51	57	62	54	51	50	48	49	56	65	70	69	57	54	45	42
Fri	41	50	49	51	50	49	50	54	56	65	70	72	70	61	49	45	42
Sat	41	42	44	44	46	48	52	53	51	52	54	55	54	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	49	50	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	43