Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Fullerton

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Fullerton 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	37	40	47	47	42	42	45	45	48	47	63	71	67	59	45	39	37
Tue	35	40	50	52	44	44	44	45	46	52	66	75	74	63	51	42	36
Wed	35	39	53	52	44	42	44	45	45	53	61	67	66	59	50	42	36
Thu	35	39	53	54	44	45	48	48	52	54	73	79	76	65	49	41	37
Fri	35	38	47	49	46	45	45	47	53	63	76	73	74	63	50	44	37
Sat	36	37	37	39	42	42	45	46	49	51	55	52	52	46	43	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	45	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from North Hollywood to Fullerton (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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

More drives

Fullerton 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	47	47	42	42	45	45	48	47	63	71	67	59	45	39	37
Tue	35	40	50	52	44	44	44	45	46	52	66	75	74	63	51	42	36
Wed	35	39	53	52	44	42	44	45	45	53	61	67	66	59	50	42	36
Thu	35	39	53	54	44	45	48	48	52	54	73	79	76	65	49	41	37
Fri	35	38	47	49	46	45	45	47	53	63	76	73	74	63	50	44	37
Sat	36	37	37	39	42	42	45	46	49	51	55	52	52	46	43	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	47	47	42	42	45	45	48	47	63	71	67	59	45	39	37
Tue	35	40	50	52	44	44	44	45	46	52	66	75	74	63	51	42	36
Wed	35	39	53	52	44	42	44	45	45	53	61	67	66	59	50	42	36
Thu	35	39	53	54	44	45	48	48	52	54	73	79	76	65	49	41	37
Fri	35	38	47	49	46	45	45	47	53	63	76	73	74	63	50	44	37
Sat	36	37	37	39	42	42	45	46	49	51	55	52	52	46	43	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	47	47	42	42	45	45	48	47	63	71	67	59	45	39	37
Tue	35	40	50	52	44	44	44	45	46	52	66	75	74	63	51	42	36
Wed	35	39	53	52	44	42	44	45	45	53	61	67	66	59	50	42	36
Thu	35	39	53	54	44	45	48	48	52	54	73	79	76	65	49	41	37
Fri	35	38	47	49	46	45	45	47	53	63	76	73	74	63	50	44	37
Sat	36	37	37	39	42	42	45	46	49	51	55	52	52	46	43	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	45	39