Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Carson

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-110 South and US-101 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 2% 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 North Hollywood to Carson 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	32	32	36	33	33	33	32	34	35	46	46	33	33	34	28
Tue	26	29	31	32	34	35	34	33	33	36	50	56	53	36	35	32	28
Wed	26	29	31	31	32	34	34	33	32	33	41	52	50	37	32	31	28
Thu	26	30	31	32	33	33	34	32	32	36	52	59	51	36	33	33	29
Fri	27	29	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	38	48	43	43	37	35	35	28
Sat	28	27	29	31	32	32	34	34	36	35	37	37	41	35	35	35	29
Sun	28	28	27	29	31	33	35	35	35	34	34	37	37	35	35	36	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from North Hollywood to Carson (via I-110 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Hollywood to central Carson 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 North Hollywood to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 26 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Carson?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (16 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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More drives

Carson to North Hollywood (return trip) · North Hollywood to Buena Park · North Hollywood to Fontana · North Hollywood to Moreno Valley · North Hollywood to Hollywood · North Hollywood to Lancaster · North Hollywood to Palmdale · North Hollywood to Valencia · North Hollywood to Fullerton · North Hollywood to East Los Angeles · North Hollywood to Victorville · North Hollywood to Costa Mesa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sat	28	27	29	31	32	32	34	34	36	35	37	37	41	35	35	35	29
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Tue	26	29	31	32	34	35	34	33	33	36	50	56	53	36	35	32	28
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