Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Hollywood
Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 22 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 21 at this time.
Only 7% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 20 | 26 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Wed | 20 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Thu | 20 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Fri | 20 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
| Sat | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Sun | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Norwalk to Hollywood (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (29 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Hollywood 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 Norwalk to Hollywood?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Hollywood?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 20 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Hollywood?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)
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