Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Sherman Oaks

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-5 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Anaheim to Sherman Oaks 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	51	60	63	62	55	53	52	54	55	58	65	68	54	45	41	39
Tue	38	51	61	70	63	60	55	53	51	55	60	73	77	59	48	42	39
Wed	38	51	59	64	63	58	53	53	52	54	63	75	77	63	50	43	39
Thu	38	50	60	65	61	57	53	52	53	57	65	74	78	60	50	45	40
Fri	38	48	54	58	57	54	54	54	57	60	67	66	66	59	54	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	47	53	58	55	57	56	56	57	57	54	55	49	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	45	49	52	54	55	57	59	54	53	51	49	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Anaheim to Sherman Oaks (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Sherman Oaks 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 Anaheim to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Sherman Oaks?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 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	51	60	63	62	55	53	52	54	55	58	65	68	54	45	41	39
Tue	38	51	61	70	63	60	55	53	51	55	60	73	77	59	48	42	39
Wed	38	51	59	64	63	58	53	53	52	54	63	75	77	63	50	43	39
Thu	38	50	60	65	61	57	53	52	53	57	65	74	78	60	50	45	40
Fri	38	48	54	58	57	54	54	54	57	60	67	66	66	59	54	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	47	53	58	55	57	56	56	57	57	54	55	49	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	45	49	52	54	55	57	59	54	53	51	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	60	63	62	55	53	52	54	55	58	65	68	54	45	41	39
Tue	38	51	61	70	63	60	55	53	51	55	60	73	77	59	48	42	39
Wed	38	51	59	64	63	58	53	53	52	54	63	75	77	63	50	43	39
Thu	38	50	60	65	61	57	53	52	53	57	65	74	78	60	50	45	40
Fri	38	48	54	58	57	54	54	54	57	60	67	66	66	59	54	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	47	53	58	55	57	56	56	57	57	54	55	49	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	45	49	52	54	55	57	59	54	53	51	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	60	63	62	55	53	52	54	55	58	65	68	54	45	41	39
Tue	38	51	61	70	63	60	55	53	51	55	60	73	77	59	48	42	39
Wed	38	51	59	64	63	58	53	53	52	54	63	75	77	63	50	43	39
Thu	38	50	60	65	61	57	53	52	53	57	65	74	78	60	50	45	40
Fri	38	48	54	58	57	54	54	54	57	60	67	66	66	59	54	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	47	53	58	55	57	56	56	57	57	54	55	49	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	45	49	52	54	55	57	59	54	53	51	49	42