Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Sherman Oaks

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 North, usually 60 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 Costa Mesa 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	53	85	98	89	92	82	75	77	77	76	81	78	79	62	55	56	54
Tue	51	112	142	124	102	95	83	73	70	70	73	77	82	71	57	55	52
Wed	51	100	147	131	103	91	78	72	74	75	80	85	88	73	59	58	52
Thu	50	98	133	111	90	90	74	71	62	71	69	89	83	69	58	55	51
Fri	51	97	124	96	90	78	92	84	81	85	83	69	70	70	60	58	53
Sat	52	54	54	60	69	76	88	83	92	90	84	81	74	71	69	64	51
Sun	52	52	54	53	56	62	72	76	94	92	85	66	66	60	63	61	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Sherman Oaks?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 50 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (1.6 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	53	85	98	89	92	82	75	77	77	76	81	78	79	62	55	56	54
Tue	51	112	142	124	102	95	83	73	70	70	73	77	82	71	57	55	52
Wed	51	100	147	131	103	91	78	72	74	75	80	85	88	73	59	58	52
Thu	50	98	133	111	90	90	74	71	62	71	69	89	83	69	58	55	51
Fri	51	97	124	96	90	78	92	84	81	85	83	69	70	70	60	58	53
Sat	52	54	54	60	69	76	88	83	92	90	84	81	74	71	69	64	51
Sun	52	52	54	53	56	62	72	76	94	92	85	66	66	60	63	61	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	85	98	89	92	82	75	77	77	76	81	78	79	62	55	56	54
Tue	51	112	142	124	102	95	83	73	70	70	73	77	82	71	57	55	52
Wed	51	100	147	131	103	91	78	72	74	75	80	85	88	73	59	58	52
Thu	50	98	133	111	90	90	74	71	62	71	69	89	83	69	58	55	51
Fri	51	97	124	96	90	78	92	84	81	85	83	69	70	70	60	58	53
Sat	52	54	54	60	69	76	88	83	92	90	84	81	74	71	69	64	51
Sun	52	52	54	53	56	62	72	76	94	92	85	66	66	60	63	61	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	85	98	89	92	82	75	77	77	76	81	78	79	62	55	56	54
Tue	51	112	142	124	102	95	83	73	70	70	73	77	82	71	57	55	52
Wed	51	100	147	131	103	91	78	72	74	75	80	85	88	73	59	58	52
Thu	50	98	133	111	90	90	74	71	62	71	69	89	83	69	58	55	51
Fri	51	97	124	96	90	78	92	84	81	85	83	69	70	70	60	58	53
Sat	52	54	54	60	69	76	88	83	92	90	84	81	74	71	69	64	51
Sun	52	52	54	53	56	62	72	76	94	92	85	66	66	60	63	61	53