Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Westminster

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Westminster 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	42	45	51	51	46	47	51	52	55	56	79	91	86	74	53	44	41
Tue	39	44	57	60	46	47	48	49	49	61	87	98	93	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	55	47	45	47	48	50	56	61	73	68	62	54	46	40
Thu	39	43	58	57	47	49	52	53	58	66	91	102	96	83	57	47	42
Fri	39	41	53	57	52	49	50	53	62	78	93	91	94	81	59	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	48	51	53	56	59	64	62	61	54	50	48	43
Sun	40	39	40	40	42	46	48	53	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from North Hollywood to Westminster (via US-101 South and I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 102 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Westminster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 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

Westminster 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	42	45	51	51	46	47	51	52	55	56	79	91	86	74	53	44	41
Tue	39	44	57	60	46	47	48	49	49	61	87	98	93	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	55	47	45	47	48	50	56	61	73	68	62	54	46	40
Thu	39	43	58	57	47	49	52	53	58	66	91	102	96	83	57	47	42
Fri	39	41	53	57	52	49	50	53	62	78	93	91	94	81	59	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	48	51	53	56	59	64	62	61	54	50	48	43
Sun	40	39	40	40	42	46	48	53	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	51	51	46	47	51	52	55	56	79	91	86	74	53	44	41
Tue	39	44	57	60	46	47	48	49	49	61	87	98	93	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	55	47	45	47	48	50	56	61	73	68	62	54	46	40
Thu	39	43	58	57	47	49	52	53	58	66	91	102	96	83	57	47	42
Fri	39	41	53	57	52	49	50	53	62	78	93	91	94	81	59	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	48	51	53	56	59	64	62	61	54	50	48	43
Sun	40	39	40	40	42	46	48	53	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	51	51	46	47	51	52	55	56	79	91	86	74	53	44	41
Tue	39	44	57	60	46	47	48	49	49	61	87	98	93	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	55	47	45	47	48	50	56	61	73	68	62	54	46	40
Thu	39	43	58	57	47	49	52	53	58	66	91	102	96	83	57	47	42
Fri	39	41	53	57	52	49	50	53	62	78	93	91	94	81	59	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	48	51	53	56	59	64	62	61	54	50	48	43
Sun	40	39	40	40	42	46	48	53	54	56	55	54	53	51	51	50	43