Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Sherman Oaks

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 27 minutes via I-405 North, usually 32 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 Inglewood 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	16	24	27	28	27	27	25	24	25	25	30	27	26	27	19	17	16
Tue	16	24	39	43	39	36	34	29	30	30	36	35	37	34	23	18	17
Wed	16	26	38	45	41	36	33	31	32	33	41	43	44	40	24	19	17
Thu	15	32	35	41	32	31	30	27	25	27	36	39	46	37	27	20	16
Fri	15	33	38	42	31	34	30	31	32	38	41	40	26	23	20	19	17
Sat	17	17	17	19	25	33	35	35	36	35	34	34	36	26	30	24	18
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	27	30	33	35	34	30	29	26	25	22	18

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Inglewood to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Inglewood to Sherman Oaks?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 15 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	24	27	28	27	27	25	24	25	25	30	27	26	27	19	17	16
Tue	16	24	39	43	39	36	34	29	30	30	36	35	37	34	23	18	17
Wed	16	26	38	45	41	36	33	31	32	33	41	43	44	40	24	19	17
Thu	15	32	35	41	32	31	30	27	25	27	36	39	46	37	27	20	16
Fri	15	33	38	42	31	34	30	31	32	38	41	40	26	23	20	19	17
Sat	17	17	17	19	25	33	35	35	36	35	34	34	36	26	30	24	18
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	27	30	33	35	34	30	29	26	25	22	18

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	24	27	28	27	27	25	24	25	25	30	27	26	27	19	17	16
Tue	16	24	39	43	39	36	34	29	30	30	36	35	37	34	23	18	17
Wed	16	26	38	45	41	36	33	31	32	33	41	43	44	40	24	19	17
Thu	15	32	35	41	32	31	30	27	25	27	36	39	46	37	27	20	16
Fri	15	33	38	42	31	34	30	31	32	38	41	40	26	23	20	19	17
Sat	17	17	17	19	25	33	35	35	36	35	34	34	36	26	30	24	18
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	27	30	33	35	34	30	29	26	25	22	18

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	24	27	28	27	27	25	24	25	25	30	27	26	27	19	17	16
Tue	16	24	39	43	39	36	34	29	30	30	36	35	37	34	23	18	17
Wed	16	26	38	45	41	36	33	31	32	33	41	43	44	40	24	19	17
Thu	15	32	35	41	32	31	30	27	25	27	36	39	46	37	27	20	16
Fri	15	33	38	42	31	34	30	31	32	38	41	40	26	23	20	19	17
Sat	17	17	17	19	25	33	35	35	36	35	34	34	36	26	30	24	18
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	27	30	33	35	34	30	29	26	25	22	18