Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Sherman Oaks

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-405 North, usually 38 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 Long 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	34	42	53	56	54	51	48	46	45	51	63	66	58	46	39	38	35
Tue	34	44	62	66	59	52	48	46	45	50	58	61	58	49	41	37	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	63	55	49	46	46	51	60	63	60	50	41	38	35
Thu	34	45	61	66	60	54	50	48	48	54	63	65	61	51	42	38	35
Fri	34	42	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	60	64	61	54	47	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	48	46	45	42	40	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	43	45	46	45	42	42	40	39	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Long Beach to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long 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 Long Beach to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	53	56	54	51	48	46	45	51	63	66	58	46	39	38	35
Tue	34	44	62	66	59	52	48	46	45	50	58	61	58	49	41	37	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	63	55	49	46	46	51	60	63	60	50	41	38	35
Thu	34	45	61	66	60	54	50	48	48	54	63	65	61	51	42	38	35
Fri	34	42	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	60	64	61	54	47	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	48	46	45	42	40	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	43	45	46	45	42	42	40	39	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	53	56	54	51	48	46	45	51	63	66	58	46	39	38	35
Tue	34	44	62	66	59	52	48	46	45	50	58	61	58	49	41	37	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	63	55	49	46	46	51	60	63	60	50	41	38	35
Thu	34	45	61	66	60	54	50	48	48	54	63	65	61	51	42	38	35
Fri	34	42	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	60	64	61	54	47	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	48	46	45	42	40	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	43	45	46	45	42	42	40	39	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	53	56	54	51	48	46	45	51	63	66	58	46	39	38	35
Tue	34	44	62	66	59	52	48	46	45	50	58	61	58	49	41	37	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	63	55	49	46	46	51	60	63	60	50	41	38	35
Thu	34	45	61	66	60	54	50	48	48	54	63	65	61	51	42	38	35
Fri	34	42	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	60	64	61	54	47	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	48	46	45	42	40	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	43	45	46	45	42	42	40	39	38	35