Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Sherman Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-405 North, usually 72 at this time.

None 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	43	62	80	75	73	66	60	60	60	59	62	59	63	53	48	47	45
Tue	44	84	127	116	95	84	75	65	63	63	68	70	75	64	50	47	45
Wed	44	81	134	124	99	84	73	67	66	68	75	79	82	68	51	47	45
Thu	42	80	120	105	85	84	69	66	58	67	66	82	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	81	113	89	81	71	80	73	72	75	76	66	59	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	47	48	52	59	66	74	72	77	78	70	72	67	61	62	56	45
Sun	45	45	47	47	49	55	62	67	82	76	75	62	63	59	55	54	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 42 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (82 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 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 42 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 135 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	43	62	80	75	73	66	60	60	60	59	62	59	63	53	48	47	45
Tue	44	84	127	116	95	84	75	65	63	63	68	70	75	64	50	47	45
Wed	44	81	134	124	99	84	73	67	66	68	75	79	82	68	51	47	45
Thu	42	80	120	105	85	84	69	66	58	67	66	82	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	81	113	89	81	71	80	73	72	75	76	66	59	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	47	48	52	59	66	74	72	77	78	70	72	67	61	62	56	45
Sun	45	45	47	47	49	55	62	67	82	76	75	62	63	59	55	54	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	80	75	73	66	60	60	60	59	62	59	63	53	48	47	45
Tue	44	84	127	116	95	84	75	65	63	63	68	70	75	64	50	47	45
Wed	44	81	134	124	99	84	73	67	66	68	75	79	82	68	51	47	45
Thu	42	80	120	105	85	84	69	66	58	67	66	82	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	81	113	89	81	71	80	73	72	75	76	66	59	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	47	48	52	59	66	74	72	77	78	70	72	67	61	62	56	45
Sun	45	45	47	47	49	55	62	67	82	76	75	62	63	59	55	54	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	80	75	73	66	60	60	60	59	62	59	63	53	48	47	45
Tue	44	84	127	116	95	84	75	65	63	63	68	70	75	64	50	47	45
Wed	44	81	134	124	99	84	73	67	66	68	75	79	82	68	51	47	45
Thu	42	80	120	105	85	84	69	66	58	67	66	82	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	81	113	89	81	71	80	73	72	75	76	66	59	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	47	48	52	59	66	74	72	77	78	70	72	67	61	62	56	45
Sun	45	45	47	47	49	55	62	67	82	76	75	62	63	59	55	54	45