Los Angeles DMV

3615 S Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007

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Hours & visit options

Field office · Kiosk on site

Weekdays: 8 a.m.–5 p.m., except Wednesday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed on weekends.

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Latest saved wait estimates

Without an appointment64 min

With an appointment19 min

Recorded October 23 at 4:45 p.m. PT. Not a live estimate.

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Weekly office hours

Monday	8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday	8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday	9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday	8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday	8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Wednesday opens one hour later. Holidays and date-specific closures may change these hours.

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Recorded waits by hour

October 14–23 · Eight weekdays of observations

Visit typeDay

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A short history, not a forecast. All-zero and outside-hours readings are excluded. Read the method.

Before you make the trip

What do you need to do?

Start online, finish at an office

Use the document checklist, complete the online application and upload your documents. Save the confirmation code. Bring that code and the original documents you uploaded to the office.

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REAL ID preparation checklist

0 of 4 items checked

Identity documentOne accepted identity document showing your full name and date of birth. Examples include a valid U.S. passport or an original or certified U.S. birth certificate.
California residencyTwo different printed California residency documents. Both must show your first and last name and the mailing address used in the application.
Name-change documents, if neededName-change documents if needed to connect the name on your identity document to your current name. Use the official checklist for your situation.
Application confirmationYour application confirmation code and the original documents you uploaded online.

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Appointments and walk-ins

Los Angeles publishes separate waits for people with and without appointments. This does not promise same-day service for every transaction. Driving tests require an appointment. For other transactions, check the current instructions and any same-day options on the office page.

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Compare nearby alternatives

Choose an office that handles your transaction. These estimates were saved at the same time as Los Angeles.

Culver City

Licensing, title transfers, vehicle services and a kiosk. 11400 W Washington Blvd.

22 minWithout appointment

Hollywood

Licensing and testing are listed. Registration, title transfers and a kiosk are not listed. 803 Cole Avenue.

60 minWithout appointment

Check Inglewood before travelling

Its official calendar shows closed October 18–31, even though the wait feed reports zero minutes. A reopening date was not verified. Check the Inglewood office page.

Services at this office

Driver licensing and ID
Testing
Title transfers and vehicle services
Plates, permits and placards
Records and replacement documents

These are the office's broad service categories. Some routine transactions are directed to online services or other channels.

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Could you skip the visit?

DMV directs routine registration renewals, license or ID renewals, driver and vehicle records, and replacement driver's licenses to other service channels. A renewal notice may require an office visit. Follow the instructions for your specific transaction.

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Using the kiosk

For an eligible registration renewal, bring your current registration card or renewal notice with its Renewal Identification Number.

The kiosk follows its host's hours. It does not handle address changes or vessel registration renewals.

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Where these numbers come from

Recorded from the DMV

We save the wait estimates published by California DMV every 15 minutes. These are DMV estimates, not visitor-reported waiting times. The saved history covers October 14–23, 2026.

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A dated snapshot

This page uses the recording from October 23, 2026 at 4:45 p.m. PT. It does not refresh. A shorter saved estimate does not guarantee a shorter trip or that an office will accept your transaction.

How we summarize the history

The chart uses 255 Los Angeles readings during posted weekday hours. Each bar is the median: half the estimates were at or below it, and half at or above it. This is an early, eight-weekday sample.

Sample counts, exclusions and limitations

Of 879 saved Los Angeles readings, 616 were outside the posted weekday schedule and eight had zero in both categories. Those 624 readings are excluded. A zero in one category is retained when the other category is positive. This may omit genuine no-wait periods, so the chart must not be read as an unbiased average of every visit.

Repeated published estimates are retained because they were present at different recording times. The recorder does not retain the DMV's own update timestamp. Recorded times show when we collected the estimate, not necessarily when DMV changed it. Monday and Tuesday each appear only once in this short history.