Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Sherman Oaks

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-405 North, usually 58 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	55	76	90	84	83	77	69	71	71	70	71	76	88	74	59	59	56
Tue	55	113	146	127	106	96	84	76	73	75	80	89	97	81	64	58	56
Wed	54	106	155	136	108	95	83	78	78	82	89	96	100	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	104	138	118	97	95	79	76	69	79	82	95	92	79	63	58	55
Fri	55	103	126	97	91	81	90	85	84	90	89	76	78	75	65	62	56
Sat	55	57	57	63	71	77	86	84	90	87	84	84	75	74	71	66	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	59	67	75	79	96	89	87	73	74	71	68	67	58

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 155 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (96 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 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 155 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 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 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	55	76	90	84	83	77	69	71	71	70	71	76	88	74	59	59	56
Tue	55	113	146	127	106	96	84	76	73	75	80	89	97	81	64	58	56
Wed	54	106	155	136	108	95	83	78	78	82	89	96	100	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	104	138	118	97	95	79	76	69	79	82	95	92	79	63	58	55
Fri	55	103	126	97	91	81	90	85	84	90	89	76	78	75	65	62	56
Sat	55	57	57	63	71	77	86	84	90	87	84	84	75	74	71	66	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	59	67	75	79	96	89	87	73	74	71	68	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	76	90	84	83	77	69	71	71	70	71	76	88	74	59	59	56
Tue	55	113	146	127	106	96	84	76	73	75	80	89	97	81	64	58	56
Wed	54	106	155	136	108	95	83	78	78	82	89	96	100	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	104	138	118	97	95	79	76	69	79	82	95	92	79	63	58	55
Fri	55	103	126	97	91	81	90	85	84	90	89	76	78	75	65	62	56
Sat	55	57	57	63	71	77	86	84	90	87	84	84	75	74	71	66	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	59	67	75	79	96	89	87	73	74	71	68	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	76	90	84	83	77	69	71	71	70	71	76	88	74	59	59	56
Tue	55	113	146	127	106	96	84	76	73	75	80	89	97	81	64	58	56
Wed	54	106	155	136	108	95	83	78	78	82	89	96	100	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	104	138	118	97	95	79	76	69	79	82	95	92	79	63	58	55
Fri	55	103	126	97	91	81	90	85	84	90	89	76	78	75	65	62	56
Sat	55	57	57	63	71	77	86	84	90	87	84	84	75	74	71	66	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	59	67	75	79	96	89	87	73	74	71	68	67	58