Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to North Hollywood

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Buena Park to North 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	29	35	40	44	40	36	35	35	34	35	37	36	37	34	31	30	29
Tue	29	36	42	51	40	39	35	34	35	36	36	40	44	39	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	41	45	40	36	36	34	34	33	42	43	44	39	33	30	29
Thu	29	36	41	48	41	39	37	35	36	36	49	67	54	42	35	33	30
Fri	29	35	36	37	36	35	37	37	41	46	68	58	57	48	39	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	33	35	41	42	40	40	44	51	51	37	35	33	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	32	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Buena Park to North Hollywood (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park to central North Hollywood 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 Buena Park to North Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to North Hollywood?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	40	44	40	36	35	35	34	35	37	36	37	34	31	30	29
Tue	29	36	42	51	40	39	35	34	35	36	36	40	44	39	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	41	45	40	36	36	34	34	33	42	43	44	39	33	30	29
Thu	29	36	41	48	41	39	37	35	36	36	49	67	54	42	35	33	30
Fri	29	35	36	37	36	35	37	37	41	46	68	58	57	48	39	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	33	35	41	42	40	40	44	51	51	37	35	33	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	32	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	40	44	40	36	35	35	34	35	37	36	37	34	31	30	29
Tue	29	36	42	51	40	39	35	34	35	36	36	40	44	39	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	41	45	40	36	36	34	34	33	42	43	44	39	33	30	29
Thu	29	36	41	48	41	39	37	35	36	36	49	67	54	42	35	33	30
Fri	29	35	36	37	36	35	37	37	41	46	68	58	57	48	39	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	33	35	41	42	40	40	44	51	51	37	35	33	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	32	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	40	44	40	36	35	35	34	35	37	36	37	34	31	30	29
Tue	29	36	42	51	40	39	35	34	35	36	36	40	44	39	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	41	45	40	36	36	34	34	33	42	43	44	39	33	30	29
Thu	29	36	41	48	41	39	37	35	36	36	49	67	54	42	35	33	30
Fri	29	35	36	37	36	35	37	37	41	46	68	58	57	48	39	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	33	35	41	42	40	40	44	51	51	37	35	33	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	32	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	32