Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Norwalk

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Norwalk 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	31	31	36	36	33	34	40	41	45	45	73	84	80	67	42	32	29
Tue	27	30	40	41	33	34	36	37	37	51	80	90	88	77	53	36	28
Wed	27	30	40	39	34	32	34	36	38	45	52	64	58	52	44	35	28
Thu	27	29	40	42	33	37	40	42	48	57	85	94	89	78	46	35	30
Fri	28	28	39	44	40	38	38	41	52	72	88	87	88	74	49	39	29
Sat	28	28	28	31	35	36	40	42	45	49	55	54	50	43	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	33	35	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	39	39	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from North Hollywood to Norwalk (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 95 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 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

Norwalk 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
Mon	31	31	36	36	33	34	40	41	45	45	73	84	80	67	42	32	29
Tue	27	30	40	41	33	34	36	37	37	51	80	90	88	77	53	36	28
Wed	27	30	40	39	34	32	34	36	38	45	52	64	58	52	44	35	28
Thu	27	29	40	42	33	37	40	42	48	57	85	94	89	78	46	35	30
Fri	28	28	39	44	40	38	38	41	52	72	88	87	88	74	49	39	29
Sat	28	28	28	31	35	36	40	42	45	49	55	54	50	43	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	33	35	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	39	39	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	36	36	33	34	40	41	45	45	73	84	80	67	42	32	29
Tue	27	30	40	41	33	34	36	37	37	51	80	90	88	77	53	36	28
Wed	27	30	40	39	34	32	34	36	38	45	52	64	58	52	44	35	28
Thu	27	29	40	42	33	37	40	42	48	57	85	94	89	78	46	35	30
Fri	28	28	39	44	40	38	38	41	52	72	88	87	88	74	49	39	29
Sat	28	28	28	31	35	36	40	42	45	49	55	54	50	43	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	33	35	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	39	39	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	36	36	33	34	40	41	45	45	73	84	80	67	42	32	29
Tue	27	30	40	41	33	34	36	37	37	51	80	90	88	77	53	36	28
Wed	27	30	40	39	34	32	34	36	38	45	52	64	58	52	44	35	28
Thu	27	29	40	42	33	37	40	42	48	57	85	94	89	78	46	35	30
Fri	28	28	39	44	40	38	38	41	52	72	88	87	88	74	49	39	29
Sat	28	28	28	31	35	36	40	42	45	49	55	54	50	43	38	36	31
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	33	35	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	39	39	31