Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Norwalk

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Hollywood to Norwalk 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	23	25	30	31	29	28	34	34	38	35	67	78	76	64	39	25	23
Tue	21	23	34	37	29	29	30	32	31	44	70	83	84	70	48	32	22
Wed	21	23	38	37	30	27	29	31	32	45	56	69	68	59	45	31	22
Thu	21	23	34	37	29	31	34	35	42	46	79	83	83	72	42	30	23
Fri	21	22	33	41	36	31	32	34	45	64	76	78	75	67	44	33	23
Sat	22	22	22	25	28	27	32	34	38	43	49	49	41	36	31	31	24
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	27	27	33	34	37	37	35	35	33	32	32	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Hollywood to Norwalk (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Norwalk 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 Hollywood to Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Norwalk?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 21 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Norwalk to Hollywood (return trip) · Hollywood to Los Angeles · Hollywood to Santa Monica · Hollywood to Pasadena · Hollywood to Long Beach · Hollywood to West Covina · Hollywood to Santa Clarita · Hollywood to Van Nuys · Hollywood to Torrance · Hollywood to El Monte · Hollywood to Downey · Hollywood to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	25	30	31	29	28	34	34	38	35	67	78	76	64	39	25	23
Tue	21	23	34	37	29	29	30	32	31	44	70	83	84	70	48	32	22
Wed	21	23	38	37	30	27	29	31	32	45	56	69	68	59	45	31	22
Thu	21	23	34	37	29	31	34	35	42	46	79	83	83	72	42	30	23
Fri	21	22	33	41	36	31	32	34	45	64	76	78	75	67	44	33	23
Sat	22	22	22	25	28	27	32	34	38	43	49	49	41	36	31	31	24
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	27	27	33	34	37	37	35	35	33	32	32	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	25	30	31	29	28	34	34	38	35	67	78	76	64	39	25	23
Tue	21	23	34	37	29	29	30	32	31	44	70	83	84	70	48	32	22
Wed	21	23	38	37	30	27	29	31	32	45	56	69	68	59	45	31	22
Thu	21	23	34	37	29	31	34	35	42	46	79	83	83	72	42	30	23
Fri	21	22	33	41	36	31	32	34	45	64	76	78	75	67	44	33	23
Sat	22	22	22	25	28	27	32	34	38	43	49	49	41	36	31	31	24
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	27	27	33	34	37	37	35	35	33	32	32	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	25	30	31	29	28	34	34	38	35	67	78	76	64	39	25	23
Tue	21	23	34	37	29	29	30	32	31	44	70	83	84	70	48	32	22
Wed	21	23	38	37	30	27	29	31	32	45	56	69	68	59	45	31	22
Thu	21	23	34	37	29	31	34	35	42	46	79	83	83	72	42	30	23
Fri	21	22	33	41	36	31	32	34	45	64	76	78	75	67	44	33	23
Sat	22	22	22	25	28	27	32	34	38	43	49	49	41	36	31	31	24
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	27	27	33	34	37	37	35	35	33	32	32	24