Best Time to Drive from Carson to North Hollywood

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-110 North and US-101 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Carson 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	27	30	30	28	31	30	31	32	31	31	36	35	42	34	30	28	27
Tue	27	29	29	31	29	32	31	30	32	32	35	46	53	47	42	28	27
Wed	28	29	29	29	28	30	35	31	30	30	48	51	52	43	33	28	27
Thu	26	29	29	29	29	31	35	31	35	35	59	92	74	54	41	34	28
Fri	26	29	30	29	29	30	31	35	41	48	103	94	78	57	43	35	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	40	42	46	46	56	64	71	41	35	33	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	33	32	33	31	31	36	32	31	29	31	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Carson to North Hollywood (via I-110 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to North Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to North Hollywood?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 26 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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More drives

North Hollywood to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	30	28	31	30	31	32	31	31	36	35	42	34	30	28	27
Tue	27	29	29	31	29	32	31	30	32	32	35	46	53	47	42	28	27
Wed	28	29	29	29	28	30	35	31	30	30	48	51	52	43	33	28	27
Thu	26	29	29	29	29	31	35	31	35	35	59	92	74	54	41	34	28
Fri	26	29	30	29	29	30	31	35	41	48	103	94	78	57	43	35	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	40	42	46	46	56	64	71	41	35	33	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	33	32	33	31	31	36	32	31	29	31	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	30	28	31	30	31	32	31	31	36	35	42	34	30	28	27
Tue	27	29	29	31	29	32	31	30	32	32	35	46	53	47	42	28	27
Wed	28	29	29	29	28	30	35	31	30	30	48	51	52	43	33	28	27
Thu	26	29	29	29	29	31	35	31	35	35	59	92	74	54	41	34	28
Fri	26	29	30	29	29	30	31	35	41	48	103	94	78	57	43	35	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	40	42	46	46	56	64	71	41	35	33	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	33	32	33	31	31	36	32	31	29	31	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	30	28	31	30	31	32	31	31	36	35	42	34	30	28	27
Tue	27	29	29	31	29	32	31	30	32	32	35	46	53	47	42	28	27
Wed	28	29	29	29	28	30	35	31	30	30	48	51	52	43	33	28	27
Thu	26	29	29	29	29	31	35	31	35	35	59	92	74	54	41	34	28
Fri	26	29	30	29	29	30	31	35	41	48	103	94	78	57	43	35	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	40	42	46	46	56	64	71	41	35	33	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	33	32	33	31	31	36	32	31	29	31	32