Best Time to Drive from Montebello to North Hollywood

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 25 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West.

Only 10% 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 Montebello 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	24	34	57	60	56	49	47	46	49	50	61	63	57	48	42	27	25
Tue	24	34	55	65	56	55	46	45	43	57	64	61	54	48	46	32	25
Wed	24	33	53	59	55	52	47	46	45	54	60	59	55	46	45	33	25
Thu	24	31	51	59	58	50	47	49	53	59	65	62	56	49	47	39	27
Fri	24	31	46	54	52	47	47	52	59	65	62	61	56	50	50	42	27
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	46	52	52	58	59	59	60	56	55	53	44	29
Sun	25	24	25	25	25	31	42	50	55	57	58	57	52	51	51	41	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Montebello to North Hollywood (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to North Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	57	60	56	49	47	46	49	50	61	63	57	48	42	27	25
Tue	24	34	55	65	56	55	46	45	43	57	64	61	54	48	46	32	25
Wed	24	33	53	59	55	52	47	46	45	54	60	59	55	46	45	33	25
Thu	24	31	51	59	58	50	47	49	53	59	65	62	56	49	47	39	27
Fri	24	31	46	54	52	47	47	52	59	65	62	61	56	50	50	42	27
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	46	52	52	58	59	59	60	56	55	53	44	29
Sun	25	24	25	25	25	31	42	50	55	57	58	57	52	51	51	41	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	57	60	56	49	47	46	49	50	61	63	57	48	42	27	25
Tue	24	34	55	65	56	55	46	45	43	57	64	61	54	48	46	32	25
Wed	24	33	53	59	55	52	47	46	45	54	60	59	55	46	45	33	25
Thu	24	31	51	59	58	50	47	49	53	59	65	62	56	49	47	39	27
Fri	24	31	46	54	52	47	47	52	59	65	62	61	56	50	50	42	27
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	46	52	52	58	59	59	60	56	55	53	44	29
Sun	25	24	25	25	25	31	42	50	55	57	58	57	52	51	51	41	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	34	57	60	56	49	47	46	49	50	61	63	57	48	42	27	25
Tue	24	34	55	65	56	55	46	45	43	57	64	61	54	48	46	32	25
Wed	24	33	53	59	55	52	47	46	45	54	60	59	55	46	45	33	25
Thu	24	31	51	59	58	50	47	49	53	59	65	62	56	49	47	39	27
Fri	24	31	46	54	52	47	47	52	59	65	62	61	56	50	50	42	27
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	46	52	52	58	59	59	60	56	55	53	44	29
Sun	25	24	25	25	25	31	42	50	55	57	58	57	52	51	51	41	31