Best Time to Drive from South Gate to North Hollywood

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via US-101 North and I-710 North, usually 29 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 South Gate 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	25	30	40	44	37	33	31	31	30	30	31	30	33	30	27	26	25
Tue	25	33	44	54	43	40	34	31	30	31	30	34	36	32	32	26	25
Wed	25	33	43	46	41	37	33	31	31	31	37	38	35	32	28	26	25
Thu	25	31	42	49	41	36	36	32	33	33	41	55	44	36	32	29	26
Fri	25	31	37	40	35	32	33	37	37	38	61	49	48	38	33	29	27
Sat	25	26	27	27	28	31	37	38	36	36	42	48	47	33	29	28	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	30	31	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from South Gate to North Hollywood (via US-101 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 61 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate 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 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to North Hollywood?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 25 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	40	44	37	33	31	31	30	30	31	30	33	30	27	26	25
Tue	25	33	44	54	43	40	34	31	30	31	30	34	36	32	32	26	25
Wed	25	33	43	46	41	37	33	31	31	31	37	38	35	32	28	26	25
Thu	25	31	42	49	41	36	36	32	33	33	41	55	44	36	32	29	26
Fri	25	31	37	40	35	32	33	37	37	38	61	49	48	38	33	29	27
Sat	25	26	27	27	28	31	37	38	36	36	42	48	47	33	29	28	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	30	31	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	40	44	37	33	31	31	30	30	31	30	33	30	27	26	25
Tue	25	33	44	54	43	40	34	31	30	31	30	34	36	32	32	26	25
Wed	25	33	43	46	41	37	33	31	31	31	37	38	35	32	28	26	25
Thu	25	31	42	49	41	36	36	32	33	33	41	55	44	36	32	29	26
Fri	25	31	37	40	35	32	33	37	37	38	61	49	48	38	33	29	27
Sat	25	26	27	27	28	31	37	38	36	36	42	48	47	33	29	28	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	30	31	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	40	44	37	33	31	31	30	30	31	30	33	30	27	26	25
Tue	25	33	44	54	43	40	34	31	30	31	30	34	36	32	32	26	25
Wed	25	33	43	46	41	37	33	31	31	31	37	38	35	32	28	26	25
Thu	25	31	42	49	41	36	36	32	33	33	41	55	44	36	32	29	26
Fri	25	31	37	40	35	32	33	37	37	38	61	49	48	38	33	29	27
Sat	25	26	27	27	28	31	37	38	36	36	42	48	47	33	29	28	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	30	31	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	31	28