Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Lake Forest

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 29% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from North Hollywood to Lake Forest (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 104 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Hollywood to Lake Forest?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (1.5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

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