Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to North Hollywood

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Fullerton 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	36	43	49	56	49	44	43	42	42	43	46	45	47	42	37	37	36
Tue	35	44	54	62	52	48	43	42	42	46	46	50	53	47	40	37	36
Wed	36	44	53	58	52	45	45	42	41	41	50	51	51	46	39	37	36
Thu	36	43	53	60	51	47	46	43	45	45	62	76	65	51	41	39	37
Fri	36	43	44	46	44	43	45	46	49	59	74	69	64	57	45	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	40	42	48	50	47	49	50	58	54	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	44	43	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Fullerton to North Hollywood (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to North Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 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 (10 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	49	56	49	44	43	42	42	43	46	45	47	42	37	37	36
Tue	35	44	54	62	52	48	43	42	42	46	46	50	53	47	40	37	36
Wed	36	44	53	58	52	45	45	42	41	41	50	51	51	46	39	37	36
Thu	36	43	53	60	51	47	46	43	45	45	62	76	65	51	41	39	37
Fri	36	43	44	46	44	43	45	46	49	59	74	69	64	57	45	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	40	42	48	50	47	49	50	58	54	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	44	43	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	49	56	49	44	43	42	42	43	46	45	47	42	37	37	36
Tue	35	44	54	62	52	48	43	42	42	46	46	50	53	47	40	37	36
Wed	36	44	53	58	52	45	45	42	41	41	50	51	51	46	39	37	36
Thu	36	43	53	60	51	47	46	43	45	45	62	76	65	51	41	39	37
Fri	36	43	44	46	44	43	45	46	49	59	74	69	64	57	45	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	40	42	48	50	47	49	50	58	54	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	44	43	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	49	56	49	44	43	42	42	43	46	45	47	42	37	37	36
Tue	35	44	54	62	52	48	43	42	42	46	46	50	53	47	40	37	36
Wed	36	44	53	58	52	45	45	42	41	41	50	51	51	46	39	37	36
Thu	36	43	53	60	51	47	46	43	45	45	62	76	65	51	41	39	37
Fri	36	43	44	46	44	43	45	46	49	59	74	69	64	57	45	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	40	42	48	50	47	49	50	58	54	42	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	44	43	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	42	39