Best Time to Drive from Carson to Sherman Oaks

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Carson 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	26	48	68	64	60	52	47	45	43	42	48	38	45	38	30	28	27
Tue	26	45	99	96	75	65	58	45	45	44	46	46	49	46	32	29	27
Wed	26	47	101	105	81	64	54	47	47	46	54	55	55	52	33	30	27
Thu	26	51	93	89	66	62	54	44	40	46	46	51	55	48	36	30	27
Fri	25	52	92	77	55	52	58	54	50	54	52	48	35	33	31	30	27
Sat	28	28	29	31	39	52	56	55	61	62	57	52	51	40	45	35	28
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	49	59	60	60	46	40	36	36	35	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Carson to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 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 (62 minutes).

About 28 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 Carson 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 Carson to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 25 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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More drives

Sherman Oaks to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson 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	48	68	64	60	52	47	45	43	42	48	38	45	38	30	28	27
Tue	26	45	99	96	75	65	58	45	45	44	46	46	49	46	32	29	27
Wed	26	47	101	105	81	64	54	47	47	46	54	55	55	52	33	30	27
Thu	26	51	93	89	66	62	54	44	40	46	46	51	55	48	36	30	27
Fri	25	52	92	77	55	52	58	54	50	54	52	48	35	33	31	30	27
Sat	28	28	29	31	39	52	56	55	61	62	57	52	51	40	45	35	28
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	49	59	60	60	46	40	36	36	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	48	68	64	60	52	47	45	43	42	48	38	45	38	30	28	27
Tue	26	45	99	96	75	65	58	45	45	44	46	46	49	46	32	29	27
Wed	26	47	101	105	81	64	54	47	47	46	54	55	55	52	33	30	27
Thu	26	51	93	89	66	62	54	44	40	46	46	51	55	48	36	30	27
Fri	25	52	92	77	55	52	58	54	50	54	52	48	35	33	31	30	27
Sat	28	28	29	31	39	52	56	55	61	62	57	52	51	40	45	35	28
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	49	59	60	60	46	40	36	36	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	48	68	64	60	52	47	45	43	42	48	38	45	38	30	28	27
Tue	26	45	99	96	75	65	58	45	45	44	46	46	49	46	32	29	27
Wed	26	47	101	105	81	64	54	47	47	46	54	55	55	52	33	30	27
Thu	26	51	93	89	66	62	54	44	40	46	46	51	55	48	36	30	27
Fri	25	52	92	77	55	52	58	54	50	54	52	48	35	33	31	30	27
Sat	28	28	29	31	39	52	56	55	61	62	57	52	51	40	45	35	28
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	49	59	60	60	46	40	36	36	35	28