Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Hollywood

Right now (4:05 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Whittier 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	46	48	51	42	40	48	49	53	43	61	62	61	58	57	35	32
Tue	31	40	53	63	46	44	40	45	43	52	63	62	61	61	58	46	31
Wed	31	40	58	66	48	40	41	42	41	59	63	61	61	60	58	41	31
Thu	31	40	50	64	47	45	49	49	57	52	66	67	67	62	59	41	35
Fri	31	38	48	56	55	46	45	47	57	70	69	70	67	65	61	49	34
Sat	31	31	32	34	42	45	51	54	53	55	65	67	55	51	46	42	37
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	38	41	48	47	52	53	51	49	53	53	45	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Whittier to Hollywood (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (21 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 31 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Hollywood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Hollywood to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	48	51	42	40	48	49	53	43	61	62	61	58	57	35	32
Tue	31	40	53	63	46	44	40	45	43	52	63	62	61	61	58	46	31
Wed	31	40	58	66	48	40	41	42	41	59	63	61	61	60	58	41	31
Thu	31	40	50	64	47	45	49	49	57	52	66	67	67	62	59	41	35
Fri	31	38	48	56	55	46	45	47	57	70	69	70	67	65	61	49	34
Sat	31	31	32	34	42	45	51	54	53	55	65	67	55	51	46	42	37
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	38	41	48	47	52	53	51	49	53	53	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	48	51	42	40	48	49	53	43	61	62	61	58	57	35	32
Tue	31	40	53	63	46	44	40	45	43	52	63	62	61	61	58	46	31
Wed	31	40	58	66	48	40	41	42	41	59	63	61	61	60	58	41	31
Thu	31	40	50	64	47	45	49	49	57	52	66	67	67	62	59	41	35
Fri	31	38	48	56	55	46	45	47	57	70	69	70	67	65	61	49	34
Sat	31	31	32	34	42	45	51	54	53	55	65	67	55	51	46	42	37
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	38	41	48	47	52	53	51	49	53	53	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	48	51	42	40	48	49	53	43	61	62	61	58	57	35	32
Tue	31	40	53	63	46	44	40	45	43	52	63	62	61	61	58	46	31
Wed	31	40	58	66	48	40	41	42	41	59	63	61	61	60	58	41	31
Thu	31	40	50	64	47	45	49	49	57	52	66	67	67	62	59	41	35
Fri	31	38	48	56	55	46	45	47	57	70	69	70	67	65	61	49	34
Sat	31	31	32	34	42	45	51	54	53	55	65	67	55	51	46	42	37
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	38	41	48	47	52	53	51	49	53	53	45	37