BEVERLY HILLS TO WEST HOLLYWOOD
From the cross streets of Olympic Blvd & Beverwil:
SOUTH on Beverwil
LEFT on Whitworth Dr.
EAST till you hit Fairfax or La Cienega Blvd.
BEVERLY HILLS TO HOLLYWOOD
TAKE Holloway to La Cienega
CUT up to Fountain (which runs parallel to Sunset) to Sunset to La Brea
FOUNTAIN is usually almost always faster than Sunset!
HOLLYWOOD to WEST HOLLYWOOD / BEVERLY HILLS
WEST on Franklin
SOUTH on La Brea
RIGHT on Hollywood Blvd
LEFT on Laurel Ave.
RIGHT on Fountain which brings you to La Cienega
BEVERLY HILLS / CENTURY CITY to SANTA MONICA
As a rule of thumb you’ll almost always save time by taking the 10 WEST whenever going from Century City / Westwood / West Los Angeles to Santa Monica.
WEST on Olympic Blvd
LEFT at Overland to the
10 WEST
or
WEST on Pico Blvd
LEFT onto Manning
LEFT on Ashby
RIGHT on Overland
10 WEST
With either route above within a few minutes you’ll have many Santa Monica exits to choose from.
BRENTWOOD to BEVERLY HILLS / WEST HOLLYWOOD
Freeway route:
405 SOUTH to
10 EAST
Exit OVERLAND heading NORTH
RIGHT on Olympic Blvd.
LEFT on any street just past Century City up to WILSHIRE
Surface street route:
SUNSET Blvd EAST
RIGHT on Canon Dr.
RIGHT on Beverly Dr.
head east beyond Beverly Hills if you need to get to West Hollywood
BRENTWOOD to SANTA MONICA
TAKE San Vicente Blvd.
LEFT onto any street toward the area you need (4th, 19th etc)
CENTURY CITY to DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
Usually more of a hassle than it’s worth to take the freeway.
Best to just take Olympic Blvd.
If you want to take the freeway, get on the 10 Freeway at Robertson, Manning or Overland.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES to HOLLYWOOD
WEST on 8th Street
GO over the Harbor Freeway
RIGHT on Hoover
RIGHT on Rampart Blvd to the Hollywood Freeway
HOLLYWOOD, from SOUTH to NORTH
Sometimes Highland is good, but sometimes it’s too crowded
TAKE Wilshire Blvd
NORTH onto Rossmore Ave which will turn into Vine
(this route also works backwards north to south)
HOLLYWOOD to SANTA MONICA FREEWAY
TAKE Crescent Heights Blvd heading SOUTH
RIGHT on Guthrie Ave.
LEFT on La Cienega Blvd.
FOLLOW signs to the Santa Monica Freeway
HOLLYWOOD TO GLENDALE
TAKE Franklin Ave.
LEFT onto Serrano Ave.
RIGHT onto Los Feliz all the way to Glendale Ave.
LEFT on Glendale Ave.
*there is a “no left turn” restriction from Franklin eastbound to Serrano northbound between 4-7pm. You may want to wait for the light at Western because so many cars can turn at the light. If not, stay on Franklin until Edgemont.
*Vermont is the last left turn before Los Feliz turns left and becomes Western. Berendo is always “no left turn” and Edgemont is “no left turn” between 7-9am and 4-6pm.
*Franklin through the hills past Marshall High school – RIGHT on Rowena, LEFT on Hyperion then turns into Glendale Blvd. in Atwater, and slides you into Glendale without the Los Felez traffic (especially after 4pm).
HOLLYWOOD to STUDY CITY
NORTH from Hollywood on Laurel Canyon and need to go east on Ventura Blvd.
RIGHT onto Sunshine Terrace just before Ventura Blvd – you’ll miss lots of traffic.
HOLLYWOOD to LAX
Normally you’d take
SOUTH on
RIGHT on Century Blvd.
MAR VISTA or
RIGHT on
MARINA del REY to DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
if no freeway traffic:
90 EAST to
405 NORTH to
10 EAST
if there is traffic:
90 EAST until it stops where you’ll turn
RIGHT onto
TAKE
110 Freeway North
(or take
This route takes you via Slauson through part of
MARINA del REY to
if no freeway traffic:
90 EAST to
405 NORTH to
10 EAST
EXIT Robertson or La Cienega or
if there is traffic:
90 EAST until it stops where you’ll turn
RIGHT onto
TAKE
NORTH on La Cienega until you reach
If you’re going to
LEFT on La
NORTH on La Brea until you reach
from Woodland Hills, Tarzana,
TAKE
LEFT on
STAY on
EXIT
TAKE 405 South
TAKE
If you’re going on to
LEFT on Wilshire
RIGHT on Beverly Glen
LEFT onto
TAKE
LEFT on
RIGHT on Mullholland
LEFT Roscomare (lots of stop signs)
BEAR RIGHT on Chalon which will become Bellagio ending at Sunset Blvd
Continue EAST on Sunset Blvd past 405 (if it’s clear hop on it) but if it’s jammed continue EAST to
LEFT for the Westside
Continue STRAIGHT if heading to
Then LEFT on
RIGHT on San Vicente
405 NORTH – get on in Bel Air near the Getty
If light is RED, turn RIGHT at the Bel-Air Grill, make U-turn at first stop sign, and go straight. The light is timed so that the last light to turn green is the one making a left (northbound lane) and the westbound cross street always turns green before it. You’ll get ahead of many cars getting on the freeway, and won’t have to wait for the light!
TAKE
RIGHT on Marine
LEFT onto
Continue on
Not too many that we know of – please send suggestions!
TAKE 10
EXIT La
NORTH on La
RIGHT on Edgewood Place
CONTINUE on
CONTINUE North on
OR
TAKE 10 EAST
EXIT Crenshaw
GO LEFT on Crenshaw until it dead ends at Wilshire
LEFT on Wilshire a couple blocks until you come to Rossmore
RIGHT on Rossmore
STAY on Rossmore until it becomes Vine
CONTINUE on Vine about 2 miles until you reach Hollywood & Vine
Take 10 EAST
EXIT
NORTH on
if 10 EAST is busy (especially after 3pm)
TAKE Pico East
PASS Sepulveda
LEFT on any street you can make quick left on – this will put you at Olympic
RIGHT on Olympic
LEFT after you pass
Starting at
Don’t go backwards to the freeway on ramp at Robertson.
Instead…
GO EAST on
It will seem like there’s no on ramp to 10 WEST (only to 10 EAST)
MAKE a legal U-TURN at Cadillac
MAKE your first RIGHT on David
You’ll be on a secret onramp to the 10 WEST and in
WEST HOLLYWOOD to the
TAKE
RIGHT on Crenshaw until you get to the Santa Monica Freeway
WEST HOLLYWOOOD to
Starting close to the
GO WEST on
It turns into Little Santa Monica Blvd in
CONTINUE on Little Santa Monica Blvd to
OR
TAKE Olympic all the way
OR
If you’re near Wilshire and
TAKE
If you cut down to Olympic to head east, you’ll need to make a left turn with eats up time.
GO NORTH from Olympic on to a side street and then you can slide into
WEST LOS ANGELES to DOWNTOWN
ENTER Santa Monica Freeway 10 WEST from Centinela between Olympic and Pico
EXIT 5th Street (not 4th)
You’ll miss an extra light as well as the traffic near
TAKE the 2 South
EXIT Fletcher
TAKE Fletcher past
LEFT on
RIGHT at
TAKE
110 to
110 heading NORTH
NORTH of the 10 STAY in the 2nd lane (2nd from median) all the way past Dodger Stadium
STAY OUT of the FAST LANE – cause it’s anything but fast!
WEST LOS ANGELES to EAST L.A. or
On the 10 just before the Convention Center the signs will tell you to fork right, but
VEER LEFT to the 110 NORTH, which takes you close to the downtown skyline.
STAY on the inside exit lane, and get back on the 10 just after 6th, 9th, or
(this only works if there is NOT a Dodger or Laker game happening…)
PALMS to WESTWOOD
TAKE
TAKE Beverly Glen north past
Until you end up at Hilgard, which borders the east side of the UCLA campus.
Sunset Blvd. is also accessible from Beverly Glen.
Traveling EAST to WEST through
Take De Longpre (it runs east/west between Sunset and Fountain)
SILVERLAKE to
Take
There’s usually lots of traffic on the 10 during rush hour – so try
DOWNTOWN LA getting on the 110 North
TAKE Hill through
If you try to get on the 110 North at
SOUTHBOUND 605 to the SOUTHBOUND 5
STAY in the far right lane - it always goes much faster than lane to the left
WEST LOS ANGELES to
TAKE 10 EAST
EXIT
NORTH on
RIGHT on
LEFT on
TAKE Highland to
NORTHBOUND 5 (between the 91 and the 605)
STAY in the right hand exit lanes all the way
Right before each exit you’ll have to enter back into the lane on your left.
(this is not the best good karma shortcut..use at your own discretion)
NORTHBOUND 110 to 5 NORTHBOUND
NORTH on 110
After you past all the downtown interchanges
STAY in the RIGHT hand lane
This will keep you out of the left lane mess of people merging onto the 5
When you are past the 5 N ramp, cut over and stay in the farthest LEFT lane.
CHINATOWN to
TAKE Broadway NORTH through
Broadway ENDS at
LEFT on
TAKE
TAKE 10 West to the 5 North
EXIT Broadway
LEFT on Broadway right into
ALTERNATIVE to 5 NORTH through
TAKE 710 offramp heading towards
TAKE 10 to
TAKE 5 North
SOUTHBOUND 5 between the 605 and the 91
HEADING South on 5
TAKE 605 South to the 91 South and then get back on the 5 South
SOUTHBOUND 101 to 110
GOING South on 101, the last three offramps going up to the 110 all through traffic.
TAKE one of these offramps directly to the 110 and you’ll miss lots of traffic
SOUTHBOUND where the 5 meets the 22 and the 57
STAY in the RIGHTHAND lane until you get through the traffic, then merge back into a left lane.
INLAND EMPIRE to
SOUTHBOUND 605 to the 5 INTERSTATE
TAKE the
405 SOUTH to LAX
USE the carpool lane…and I hope you have a passenger w/you !
Or, if traffic is really really bad, you can try
EXIT 91 West
TAKE that to the Centinela exit
RIGHT on Centinela
405 NORTH to LAX
As you approach the 105
EXIT at the LAX Airport offramp
STAY on that road (parallel to the 405)
EXIT
There will almost always (except at 3:30am) be a long line of cars waiting to get off at
DON’T MISS
Once you’re at the stop light, turn left and then immediately RIGHT back onto the onramp that goes all the way to La Tijera. At La Tijera, merge back onto the 405.
WEST LOS ANGELES to
TAKE Sunset to Bellagio to Roscomare to Mulholland to Woodcliff
you’ll be going through Bel Air..enjoy the scenery!
Quick way to Sunset off 405:
RIGHT on
LEFT on
TAKE
RIGHT on Sunset
LEFT (immediate) on Bellagio
HOLLYWOOD HILLS to
TAKE
Olympic Blvd becomes
At
MAR