Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Sherman Oaks

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-405 North, usually 61 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	52	64	76	75	69	64	61	61	62	65	70	73	70	62	54	53	51
Tue	52	70	89	88	77	68	65	62	62	66	73	79	78	67	56	53	51
Wed	52	70	90	89	80	70	65	62	64	69	76	82	79	68	58	54	52
Thu	52	69	86	85	76	69	65	64	65	71	78	83	82	70	58	54	51
Fri	51	63	74	74	69	67	69	69	71	78	82	81	77	68	59	54	51
Sat	51	52	53	57	58	63	67	73	72	73	71	72	71	65	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	56	63	64	69	69	65	64	61	61	57	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (74 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 51 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 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	52	64	76	75	69	64	61	61	62	65	70	73	70	62	54	53	51
Tue	52	70	89	88	77	68	65	62	62	66	73	79	78	67	56	53	51
Wed	52	70	90	89	80	70	65	62	64	69	76	82	79	68	58	54	52
Thu	52	69	86	85	76	69	65	64	65	71	78	83	82	70	58	54	51
Fri	51	63	74	74	69	67	69	69	71	78	82	81	77	68	59	54	51
Sat	51	52	53	57	58	63	67	73	72	73	71	72	71	65	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	56	63	64	69	69	65	64	61	61	57	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	76	75	69	64	61	61	62	65	70	73	70	62	54	53	51
Tue	52	70	89	88	77	68	65	62	62	66	73	79	78	67	56	53	51
Wed	52	70	90	89	80	70	65	62	64	69	76	82	79	68	58	54	52
Thu	52	69	86	85	76	69	65	64	65	71	78	83	82	70	58	54	51
Fri	51	63	74	74	69	67	69	69	71	78	82	81	77	68	59	54	51
Sat	51	52	53	57	58	63	67	73	72	73	71	72	71	65	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	56	63	64	69	69	65	64	61	61	57	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	76	75	69	64	61	61	62	65	70	73	70	62	54	53	51
Tue	52	70	89	88	77	68	65	62	62	66	73	79	78	67	56	53	51
Wed	52	70	90	89	80	70	65	62	64	69	76	82	79	68	58	54	52
Thu	52	69	86	85	76	69	65	64	65	71	78	83	82	70	58	54	51
Fri	51	63	74	74	69	67	69	69	71	78	82	81	77	68	59	54	51
Sat	51	52	53	57	58	63	67	73	72	73	71	72	71	65	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	56	63	64	69	69	65	64	61	61	57	56	52