Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Fullerton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 5% 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	68	61	46	39	37
Tue	35	40	52	53	43	43	44	44	46	52	66	76	76	65	53	41	36
Wed	35	39	52	51	44	42	43	44	45	49	56	62	60	54	48	41	36
Thu	35	39	51	53	44	44	47	47	50	53	70	77	77	65	50	41	37
Fri	35	38	46	48	45	44	44	47	52	62	76	73	76	64	50	43	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	42	42	45	46	49	50	53	51	52	47	44	43	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	48	47	47	46	45	46	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 81 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 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 81 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 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 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 · North Hollywood to East Los Angeles · North Hollywood to Victorville · North Hollywood to Costa Mesa · North Hollywood to Inglewood

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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	68	61	46	39	37
Tue	35	40	52	53	43	43	44	44	46	52	66	76	76	65	53	41	36
Wed	35	39	52	51	44	42	43	44	45	49	56	62	60	54	48	41	36
Thu	35	39	51	53	44	44	47	47	50	53	70	77	77	65	50	41	37
Fri	35	38	46	48	45	44	44	47	52	62	76	73	76	64	50	43	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	42	42	45	46	49	50	53	51	52	47	44	43	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	48	47	47	46	45	46	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	68	61	46	39	37
Tue	35	40	52	53	43	43	44	44	46	52	66	76	76	65	53	41	36
Wed	35	39	52	51	44	42	43	44	45	49	56	62	60	54	48	41	36
Thu	35	39	51	53	44	44	47	47	50	53	70	77	77	65	50	41	37
Fri	35	38	46	48	45	44	44	47	52	62	76	73	76	64	50	43	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	42	42	45	46	49	50	53	51	52	47	44	43	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	48	47	47	46	45	46	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	68	61	46	39	37
Tue	35	40	52	53	43	43	44	44	46	52	66	76	76	65	53	41	36
Wed	35	39	52	51	44	42	43	44	45	49	56	62	60	54	48	41	36
Thu	35	39	51	53	44	44	47	47	50	53	70	77	77	65	50	41	37
Fri	35	38	46	48	45	44	44	47	52	62	76	73	76	64	50	43	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	42	42	45	46	49	50	53	51	52	47	44	43	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	41	43	46	46	48	47	47	46	45	46	45	39