Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Sherman Oaks

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 38 at this time.

Only 5% 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 East Los Angeles 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	21	28	43	46	45	42	40	38	39	42	43	48	57	44	32	24	21
Tue	21	27	41	44	45	47	41	39	34	39	45	54	56	47	37	26	22
Wed	20	26	39	41	41	45	40	38	37	40	42	55	64	54	40	30	22
Thu	21	26	39	42	43	44	38	37	39	41	45	53	62	48	39	31	23
Fri	21	27	36	40	45	40	38	38	40	42	43	48	47	41	37	34	23
Sat	22	21	23	25	29	38	42	39	42	42	41	41	41	39	42	38	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	37	41	42	44	47	41	38	37	35	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Sherman Oaks (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 21 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Sherman Oaks?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 20 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sherman Oaks to East Los Angeles (return trip) · East Los Angeles to Long Beach · East Los Angeles to Anaheim · East Los Angeles to Riverside · East Los Angeles to Santa Ana · East Los Angeles to Irvine · East Los Angeles to San Bernardino · East Los Angeles to Fontana · East Los Angeles to Oxnard · East Los Angeles to Moreno Valley · East Los Angeles to Huntington Beach · East Los Angeles to Glendale

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	43	46	45	42	40	38	39	42	43	48	57	44	32	24	21
Tue	21	27	41	44	45	47	41	39	34	39	45	54	56	47	37	26	22
Wed	20	26	39	41	41	45	40	38	37	40	42	55	64	54	40	30	22
Thu	21	26	39	42	43	44	38	37	39	41	45	53	62	48	39	31	23
Fri	21	27	36	40	45	40	38	38	40	42	43	48	47	41	37	34	23
Sat	22	21	23	25	29	38	42	39	42	42	41	41	41	39	42	38	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	37	41	42	44	47	41	38	37	35	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	43	46	45	42	40	38	39	42	43	48	57	44	32	24	21
Tue	21	27	41	44	45	47	41	39	34	39	45	54	56	47	37	26	22
Wed	20	26	39	41	41	45	40	38	37	40	42	55	64	54	40	30	22
Thu	21	26	39	42	43	44	38	37	39	41	45	53	62	48	39	31	23
Fri	21	27	36	40	45	40	38	38	40	42	43	48	47	41	37	34	23
Sat	22	21	23	25	29	38	42	39	42	42	41	41	41	39	42	38	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	37	41	42	44	47	41	38	37	35	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	43	46	45	42	40	38	39	42	43	48	57	44	32	24	21
Tue	21	27	41	44	45	47	41	39	34	39	45	54	56	47	37	26	22
Wed	20	26	39	41	41	45	40	38	37	40	42	55	64	54	40	30	22
Thu	21	26	39	42	43	44	38	37	39	41	45	53	62	48	39	31	23
Fri	21	27	36	40	45	40	38	38	40	42	43	48	47	41	37	34	23
Sat	22	21	23	25	29	38	42	39	42	42	41	41	41	39	42	38	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	37	41	42	44	47	41	38	37	35	25