Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to North Hollywood

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Pico Rivera 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	24	35	58	61	58	52	47	46	48	49	54	57	52	42	37	27	25
Tue	24	37	55	62	58	58	48	46	43	52	58	58	48	40	39	31	25
Wed	24	35	53	57	57	54	49	47	45	51	54	53	50	41	41	32	26
Thu	24	34	52	58	61	52	47	47	48	54	57	56	52	42	40	38	27
Fri	25	33	47	52	52	48	48	50	54	58	56	55	51	43	45	41	28
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	47	52	51	57	57	57	58	55	53	53	45	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	31	42	48	53	55	55	56	51	50	50	41	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Pico Rivera to North Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to North Hollywood?

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 Pico Rivera to North Hollywood?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

North Hollywood to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	35	58	61	58	52	47	46	48	49	54	57	52	42	37	27	25
Tue	24	37	55	62	58	58	48	46	43	52	58	58	48	40	39	31	25
Wed	24	35	53	57	57	54	49	47	45	51	54	53	50	41	41	32	26
Thu	24	34	52	58	61	52	47	47	48	54	57	56	52	42	40	38	27
Fri	25	33	47	52	52	48	48	50	54	58	56	55	51	43	45	41	28
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	47	52	51	57	57	57	58	55	53	53	45	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	31	42	48	53	55	55	56	51	50	50	41	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	35	58	61	58	52	47	46	48	49	54	57	52	42	37	27	25
Tue	24	37	55	62	58	58	48	46	43	52	58	58	48	40	39	31	25
Wed	24	35	53	57	57	54	49	47	45	51	54	53	50	41	41	32	26
Thu	24	34	52	58	61	52	47	47	48	54	57	56	52	42	40	38	27
Fri	25	33	47	52	52	48	48	50	54	58	56	55	51	43	45	41	28
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	47	52	51	57	57	57	58	55	53	53	45	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	31	42	48	53	55	55	56	51	50	50	41	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	35	58	61	58	52	47	46	48	49	54	57	52	42	37	27	25
Tue	24	37	55	62	58	58	48	46	43	52	58	58	48	40	39	31	25
Wed	24	35	53	57	57	54	49	47	45	51	54	53	50	41	41	32	26
Thu	24	34	52	58	61	52	47	47	48	54	57	56	52	42	40	38	27
Fri	25	33	47	52	52	48	48	50	54	58	56	55	51	43	45	41	28
Sat	25	25	26	29	34	47	52	51	57	57	57	58	55	53	53	45	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	31	42	48	53	55	55	56	51	50	50	41	31