Best Time to Drive from Westminster to North Hollywood

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via US-101 North and I-605 North and I-5 North, usually 44 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 Westminster 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	38	46	50	56	51	47	47	46	45	45	46	50	51	43	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	57	63	53	50	46	43	43	47	47	51	55	52	43	39	38
Wed	37	45	51	56	50	47	47	44	43	44	50	52	52	49	44	40	38
Thu	37	46	50	58	51	48	48	45	46	46	58	72	63	51	43	42	39
Fri	38	45	46	48	47	46	49	49	49	61	72	68	62	53	46	42	39
Sat	38	38	40	40	42	44	49	52	50	49	51	60	55	44	44	42	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	46	44	43	45	45	43	43	44	46	44	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Westminster to North Hollywood (via US-101 North and I-605 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to North Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to North Hollywood?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	50	56	51	47	47	46	45	45	46	50	51	43	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	57	63	53	50	46	43	43	47	47	51	55	52	43	39	38
Wed	37	45	51	56	50	47	47	44	43	44	50	52	52	49	44	40	38
Thu	37	46	50	58	51	48	48	45	46	46	58	72	63	51	43	42	39
Fri	38	45	46	48	47	46	49	49	49	61	72	68	62	53	46	42	39
Sat	38	38	40	40	42	44	49	52	50	49	51	60	55	44	44	42	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	46	44	43	45	45	43	43	44	46	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	50	56	51	47	47	46	45	45	46	50	51	43	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	57	63	53	50	46	43	43	47	47	51	55	52	43	39	38
Wed	37	45	51	56	50	47	47	44	43	44	50	52	52	49	44	40	38
Thu	37	46	50	58	51	48	48	45	46	46	58	72	63	51	43	42	39
Fri	38	45	46	48	47	46	49	49	49	61	72	68	62	53	46	42	39
Sat	38	38	40	40	42	44	49	52	50	49	51	60	55	44	44	42	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	46	44	43	45	45	43	43	44	46	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	50	56	51	47	47	46	45	45	46	50	51	43	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	57	63	53	50	46	43	43	47	47	51	55	52	43	39	38
Wed	37	45	51	56	50	47	47	44	43	44	50	52	52	49	44	40	38
Thu	37	46	50	58	51	48	48	45	46	46	58	72	63	51	43	42	39
Fri	38	45	46	48	47	46	49	49	49	61	72	68	62	53	46	42	39
Sat	38	38	40	40	42	44	49	52	50	49	51	60	55	44	44	42	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	46	44	43	45	45	43	43	44	46	44	40