Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to North Hollywood

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 41 at this time.

None 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 Norwalk to North Hollywood 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	32	38	41	36	33	33	33	32	33	35	35	37	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	33	38	48	38	37	33	32	33	34	34	38	40	37	33	28	26
Wed	26	32	37	42	37	34	34	31	31	31	40	39	40	36	31	28	26
Thu	25	33	37	44	39	36	35	33	34	33	43	61	50	39	33	30	27
Fri	26	32	34	35	34	34	35	35	37	41	64	54	51	41	34	31	28
Sat	26	27	28	28	31	33	38	39	36	39	40	46	47	34	31	30	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	33	34	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Norwalk to North Hollywood (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 26 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 Norwalk to central North 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 North Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

North Hollywood to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	38	41	36	33	33	33	32	33	35	35	37	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	33	38	48	38	37	33	32	33	34	34	38	40	37	33	28	26
Wed	26	32	37	42	37	34	34	31	31	31	40	39	40	36	31	28	26
Thu	25	33	37	44	39	36	35	33	34	33	43	61	50	39	33	30	27
Fri	26	32	34	35	34	34	35	35	37	41	64	54	51	41	34	31	28
Sat	26	27	28	28	31	33	38	39	36	39	40	46	47	34	31	30	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	33	34	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	38	41	36	33	33	33	32	33	35	35	37	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	33	38	48	38	37	33	32	33	34	34	38	40	37	33	28	26
Wed	26	32	37	42	37	34	34	31	31	31	40	39	40	36	31	28	26
Thu	25	33	37	44	39	36	35	33	34	33	43	61	50	39	33	30	27
Fri	26	32	34	35	34	34	35	35	37	41	64	54	51	41	34	31	28
Sat	26	27	28	28	31	33	38	39	36	39	40	46	47	34	31	30	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	33	34	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	38	41	36	33	33	33	32	33	35	35	37	31	28	27	26
Tue	25	33	38	48	38	37	33	32	33	34	34	38	40	37	33	28	26
Wed	26	32	37	42	37	34	34	31	31	31	40	39	40	36	31	28	26
Thu	25	33	37	44	39	36	35	33	34	33	43	61	50	39	33	30	27
Fri	26	32	34	35	34	34	35	35	37	41	64	54	51	41	34	31	28
Sat	26	27	28	28	31	33	38	39	36	39	40	46	47	34	31	30	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	33	34	32	29