Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Sherman Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-405 North, usually 79 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 Huntington Beach 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	51	75	97	88	85	79	70	71	70	67	66	63	68	60	55	55	51
Tue	51	119	165	141	116	104	87	75	71	70	72	73	79	70	57	55	53
Wed	51	114	175	150	119	102	86	78	77	79	81	82	85	71	60	59	53
Thu	50	111	153	130	105	102	81	77	66	74	71	83	82	69	58	55	51
Fri	50	106	138	105	93	81	94	86	82	83	77	66	59	62	56	55	51
Sat	52	54	54	60	66	74	86	82	91	89	81	81	73	70	69	62	51
Sun	52	52	54	54	56	62	72	77	101	92	88	70	72	66	62	60	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 175 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (16 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach 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 175 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Sherman Oaks?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 50 to 175 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 175 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	75	97	88	85	79	70	71	70	67	66	63	68	60	55	55	51
Tue	51	119	165	141	116	104	87	75	71	70	72	73	79	70	57	55	53
Wed	51	114	175	150	119	102	86	78	77	79	81	82	85	71	60	59	53
Thu	50	111	153	130	105	102	81	77	66	74	71	83	82	69	58	55	51
Fri	50	106	138	105	93	81	94	86	82	83	77	66	59	62	56	55	51
Sat	52	54	54	60	66	74	86	82	91	89	81	81	73	70	69	62	51
Sun	52	52	54	54	56	62	72	77	101	92	88	70	72	66	62	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	75	97	88	85	79	70	71	70	67	66	63	68	60	55	55	51
Tue	51	119	165	141	116	104	87	75	71	70	72	73	79	70	57	55	53
Wed	51	114	175	150	119	102	86	78	77	79	81	82	85	71	60	59	53
Thu	50	111	153	130	105	102	81	77	66	74	71	83	82	69	58	55	51
Fri	50	106	138	105	93	81	94	86	82	83	77	66	59	62	56	55	51
Sat	52	54	54	60	66	74	86	82	91	89	81	81	73	70	69	62	51
Sun	52	52	54	54	56	62	72	77	101	92	88	70	72	66	62	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	75	97	88	85	79	70	71	70	67	66	63	68	60	55	55	51
Tue	51	119	165	141	116	104	87	75	71	70	72	73	79	70	57	55	53
Wed	51	114	175	150	119	102	86	78	77	79	81	82	85	71	60	59	53
Thu	50	111	153	130	105	102	81	77	66	74	71	83	82	69	58	55	51
Fri	50	106	138	105	93	81	94	86	82	83	77	66	59	62	56	55	51
Sat	52	54	54	60	66	74	86	82	91	89	81	81	73	70	69	62	51
Sun	52	52	54	54	56	62	72	77	101	92	88	70	72	66	62	60	51