Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Sherman Oaks

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 North, usually 52 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 Garden Grove 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	44	49	57	58	55	48	51	50	51	54	58	57	59	52	47	46	44
Tue	44	50	55	59	57	50	50	52	54	54	66	71	75	58	49	46	44
Wed	44	50	56	60	60	54	52	53	52	54	64	74	75	65	50	45	44
Thu	44	51	55	55	54	52	52	53	55	58	66	76	76	63	48	45	45
Fri	45	49	55	59	57	53	54	54	56	59	74	79	77	64	51	47	44
Sat	46	46	46	48	50	49	50	52	52	56	55	55	52	51	51	49	45
Sun	45	45	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	50	50	50	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Garden Grove to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Sherman Oaks?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 44 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	57	58	55	48	51	50	51	54	58	57	59	52	47	46	44
Tue	44	50	55	59	57	50	50	52	54	54	66	71	75	58	49	46	44
Wed	44	50	56	60	60	54	52	53	52	54	64	74	75	65	50	45	44
Thu	44	51	55	55	54	52	52	53	55	58	66	76	76	63	48	45	45
Fri	45	49	55	59	57	53	54	54	56	59	74	79	77	64	51	47	44
Sat	46	46	46	48	50	49	50	52	52	56	55	55	52	51	51	49	45
Sun	45	45	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	50	50	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	57	58	55	48	51	50	51	54	58	57	59	52	47	46	44
Tue	44	50	55	59	57	50	50	52	54	54	66	71	75	58	49	46	44
Wed	44	50	56	60	60	54	52	53	52	54	64	74	75	65	50	45	44
Thu	44	51	55	55	54	52	52	53	55	58	66	76	76	63	48	45	45
Fri	45	49	55	59	57	53	54	54	56	59	74	79	77	64	51	47	44
Sat	46	46	46	48	50	49	50	52	52	56	55	55	52	51	51	49	45
Sun	45	45	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	50	50	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	57	58	55	48	51	50	51	54	58	57	59	52	47	46	44
Tue	44	50	55	59	57	50	50	52	54	54	66	71	75	58	49	46	44
Wed	44	50	56	60	60	54	52	53	52	54	64	74	75	65	50	45	44
Thu	44	51	55	55	54	52	52	53	55	58	66	76	76	63	48	45	45
Fri	45	49	55	59	57	53	54	54	56	59	74	79	77	64	51	47	44
Sat	46	46	46	48	50	49	50	52	52	56	55	55	52	51	51	49	45
Sun	45	45	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	50	50	50	45