Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Sherman Oaks

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 37 minutes via I-405 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 6% 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	33	49	73	68	65	60	51	49	47	44	52	45	51	42	36	36	34
Tue	33	63	135	121	97	82	70	54	53	50	50	50	55	52	38	36	35
Wed	33	64	142	131	101	81	66	57	54	52	58	58	60	56	39	37	34
Thu	32	63	125	110	84	80	65	55	48	54	50	57	59	52	40	36	34
Fri	32	66	117	90	72	63	72	65	58	60	56	50	39	38	38	38	34
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	55	63	61	68	69	61	58	57	47	52	43	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	41	49	57	73	71	68	53	51	46	44	43	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 32 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (76 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 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 32 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 143 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	33	49	73	68	65	60	51	49	47	44	52	45	51	42	36	36	34
Tue	33	63	135	121	97	82	70	54	53	50	50	50	55	52	38	36	35
Wed	33	64	142	131	101	81	66	57	54	52	58	58	60	56	39	37	34
Thu	32	63	125	110	84	80	65	55	48	54	50	57	59	52	40	36	34
Fri	32	66	117	90	72	63	72	65	58	60	56	50	39	38	38	38	34
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	55	63	61	68	69	61	58	57	47	52	43	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	41	49	57	73	71	68	53	51	46	44	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	73	68	65	60	51	49	47	44	52	45	51	42	36	36	34
Tue	33	63	135	121	97	82	70	54	53	50	50	50	55	52	38	36	35
Wed	33	64	142	131	101	81	66	57	54	52	58	58	60	56	39	37	34
Thu	32	63	125	110	84	80	65	55	48	54	50	57	59	52	40	36	34
Fri	32	66	117	90	72	63	72	65	58	60	56	50	39	38	38	38	34
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	55	63	61	68	69	61	58	57	47	52	43	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	41	49	57	73	71	68	53	51	46	44	43	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	73	68	65	60	51	49	47	44	52	45	51	42	36	36	34
Tue	33	63	135	121	97	82	70	54	53	50	50	50	55	52	38	36	35
Wed	33	64	142	131	101	81	66	57	54	52	58	58	60	56	39	37	34
Thu	32	63	125	110	84	80	65	55	48	54	50	57	59	52	40	36	34
Fri	32	66	117	90	72	63	72	65	58	60	56	50	39	38	38	38	34
Sat	35	35	36	39	44	55	63	61	68	69	61	58	57	47	52	43	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	41	49	57	73	71	68	53	51	46	44	43	35