Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Montebello

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 25 minutes via US-101 South.

Only 6% 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 Montebello 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	26	29	32	32	30	30	35	33	36	38	47	52	53	46	35	28	26
Tue	25	27	35	37	29	31	32	32	34	42	51	56	56	47	43	30	25
Wed	24	27	35	36	30	30	32	32	35	39	46	54	52	45	39	30	25
Thu	24	27	33	36	29	32	35	36	40	44	53	61	58	49	42	31	27
Fri	25	27	33	36	34	33	34	38	43	48	59	54	57	49	40	33	27
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	32	36	36	39	40	41	40	42	37	34	32	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	27	31	33	38	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	34	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from North Hollywood to Montebello (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 62 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (42 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 23 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 Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Montebello?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	32	32	30	30	35	33	36	38	47	52	53	46	35	28	26
Tue	25	27	35	37	29	31	32	32	34	42	51	56	56	47	43	30	25
Wed	24	27	35	36	30	30	32	32	35	39	46	54	52	45	39	30	25
Thu	24	27	33	36	29	32	35	36	40	44	53	61	58	49	42	31	27
Fri	25	27	33	36	34	33	34	38	43	48	59	54	57	49	40	33	27
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	32	36	36	39	40	41	40	42	37	34	32	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	27	31	33	38	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	32	32	30	30	35	33	36	38	47	52	53	46	35	28	26
Tue	25	27	35	37	29	31	32	32	34	42	51	56	56	47	43	30	25
Wed	24	27	35	36	30	30	32	32	35	39	46	54	52	45	39	30	25
Thu	24	27	33	36	29	32	35	36	40	44	53	61	58	49	42	31	27
Fri	25	27	33	36	34	33	34	38	43	48	59	54	57	49	40	33	27
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	32	36	36	39	40	41	40	42	37	34	32	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	27	31	33	38	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	32	32	30	30	35	33	36	38	47	52	53	46	35	28	26
Tue	25	27	35	37	29	31	32	32	34	42	51	56	56	47	43	30	25
Wed	24	27	35	36	30	30	32	32	35	39	46	54	52	45	39	30	25
Thu	24	27	33	36	29	32	35	36	40	44	53	61	58	49	42	31	27
Fri	25	27	33	36	34	33	34	38	43	48	59	54	57	49	40	33	27
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	32	36	36	39	40	41	40	42	37	34	32	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	27	31	33	38	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	34	29