Driving to Universal

[tracys2cents]

Sunday morning is the absolute best time to drive in Los Angeles, the city doesn't wake up until 11am.

 

[GrandCanyon]

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[GrandCanyon]

So are we saying that on weekdays it is best to:

(1) take I-5 N toward Los Angeles;
(2) take the CA-134 W/Ventura Fwy toward Ventura;
(3) take exit 1D for Cahuenga Blvd toward Hollywood;
(4) head south on Cahuenga Blvd toward Cumpston St;
(5) and turn left at Lankershim Blvd.

AND that on Sunday, we can go ahead and take US-101 N
(Hollywood Fwy) through Los Angeles, with no problem?

What about Saturday morning (8/9ish AM)?

Link:http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=...097022,-118.230743&spn=0.135896,0.211487&z=12

 

[Valencia Joe]

So are we saying that on weekdays it is best to:

(1) take I-5 N toward Los Angeles;
(2) take the CA-134 W/Ventura Fwy toward Ventura;
(3) take exit 1D for Cahuenga Blvd toward Hollywood;
(4) head south on Cahuenga Blvd toward Cumpston St;
(5) and turn left at Lankershim Blvd.

AND that on Sunday, we can go ahead and take US-101 N
(Hollywood Fwy) through Los Angeles, with no problem?

What about Saturday morning (8/9ish AM)?

Link:http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=...097022,-118.230743&spn=0.135896,0.211487&z=12

YES!
Driving through Downtown on a Saturday or Sunday morning is almost driving through a ghost town (depending on the time). You may get a little bit of traffic around Downtown itself (which can be considered the Hollywood/Harbor Freeway intersection), but once you get past this point, it is clear sailing to USH.

BTW, I have lived in Los Angeles for 46 of my 47 years (and I have always worked in the Downtown area), and a majority of it was around the Downtown/Silverlake area, so I know my Downtown traffic pretty well.