Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Sherman Oaks

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-405 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Irvine 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	54	54	57	59	61	57	58	63	64	68	72	77	80	69	60	58	55
Tue	54	55	56	61	61	61	61	62	63	69	74	91	98	81	61	57	55
Wed	54	54	56	59	62	61	62	65	65	67	76	87	85	77	62	57	54
Thu	54	54	57	60	61	62	63	63	67	68	74	87	87	77	64	58	55
Fri	54	55	56	59	61	61	62	62	65	68	78	77	81	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	57	59	62	65	65	64	63	62	64	62	60	59	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	59	62	63	62	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Irvine to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine 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 Irvine to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	57	59	61	57	58	63	64	68	72	77	80	69	60	58	55
Tue	54	55	56	61	61	61	61	62	63	69	74	91	98	81	61	57	55
Wed	54	54	56	59	62	61	62	65	65	67	76	87	85	77	62	57	54
Thu	54	54	57	60	61	62	63	63	67	68	74	87	87	77	64	58	55
Fri	54	55	56	59	61	61	62	62	65	68	78	77	81	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	57	59	62	65	65	64	63	62	64	62	60	59	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	59	62	63	62	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	57	59	61	57	58	63	64	68	72	77	80	69	60	58	55
Tue	54	55	56	61	61	61	61	62	63	69	74	91	98	81	61	57	55
Wed	54	54	56	59	62	61	62	65	65	67	76	87	85	77	62	57	54
Thu	54	54	57	60	61	62	63	63	67	68	74	87	87	77	64	58	55
Fri	54	55	56	59	61	61	62	62	65	68	78	77	81	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	57	59	62	65	65	64	63	62	64	62	60	59	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	59	62	63	62	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	57	59	61	57	58	63	64	68	72	77	80	69	60	58	55
Tue	54	55	56	61	61	61	61	62	63	69	74	91	98	81	61	57	55
Wed	54	54	56	59	62	61	62	65	65	67	76	87	85	77	62	57	54
Thu	54	54	57	60	61	62	63	63	67	68	74	87	87	77	64	58	55
Fri	54	55	56	59	61	61	62	62	65	68	78	77	81	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	57	59	62	65	65	64	63	62	64	62	60	59	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	59	62	63	62	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	54