Best Time to Drive from Compton to Sherman Oaks

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Compton 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	28	53	73	68	65	58	51	50	47	47	53	44	48	42	32	30	29
Tue	28	51	102	98	78	70	64	50	51	49	53	51	54	50	34	31	29
Wed	28	53	105	105	83	70	60	54	53	53	62	62	61	55	35	31	29
Thu	28	56	95	89	67	65	57	48	42	49	49	58	61	49	35	30	29
Fri	27	60	96	81	65	59	65	62	58	62	60	52	38	35	33	31	29
Sat	30	30	31	34	44	61	64	62	69	69	63	57	58	45	49	39	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	38	46	55	66	67	65	49	44	39	39	38	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Compton to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 27 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton 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 (17 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	53	73	68	65	58	51	50	47	47	53	44	48	42	32	30	29
Tue	28	51	102	98	78	70	64	50	51	49	53	51	54	50	34	31	29
Wed	28	53	105	105	83	70	60	54	53	53	62	62	61	55	35	31	29
Thu	28	56	95	89	67	65	57	48	42	49	49	58	61	49	35	30	29
Fri	27	60	96	81	65	59	65	62	58	62	60	52	38	35	33	31	29
Sat	30	30	31	34	44	61	64	62	69	69	63	57	58	45	49	39	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	38	46	55	66	67	65	49	44	39	39	38	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	53	73	68	65	58	51	50	47	47	53	44	48	42	32	30	29
Tue	28	51	102	98	78	70	64	50	51	49	53	51	54	50	34	31	29
Wed	28	53	105	105	83	70	60	54	53	53	62	62	61	55	35	31	29
Thu	28	56	95	89	67	65	57	48	42	49	49	58	61	49	35	30	29
Fri	27	60	96	81	65	59	65	62	58	62	60	52	38	35	33	31	29
Sat	30	30	31	34	44	61	64	62	69	69	63	57	58	45	49	39	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	38	46	55	66	67	65	49	44	39	39	38	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	53	73	68	65	58	51	50	47	47	53	44	48	42	32	30	29
Tue	28	51	102	98	78	70	64	50	51	49	53	51	54	50	34	31	29
Wed	28	53	105	105	83	70	60	54	53	53	62	62	61	55	35	31	29
Thu	28	56	95	89	67	65	57	48	42	49	49	58	61	49	35	30	29
Fri	27	60	96	81	65	59	65	62	58	62	60	52	38	35	33	31	29
Sat	30	30	31	34	44	61	64	62	69	69	63	57	58	45	49	39	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	38	46	55	66	67	65	49	44	39	39	38	30