Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Sherman Oaks
Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 64 at this time.
Only 7% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 72 | 90 | 81 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Tue | 80 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 64 |
| Wed | 88 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 63 |
| Thu | 93 | 100 | 89 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 64 |
| Fri | 68 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| Sat | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| Sun | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Lancaster to Sherman Oaks (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).
About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (about 11 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster 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 Lancaster to Sherman Oaks?
On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Sherman Oaks?
The 64-mile drive usually takes 63 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Sherman Oaks?
Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)
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