Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Sherman Oaks

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 54 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 Palmdale 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	59	75	73	65	59	59	61	64	61	69	67	64	66	63	59	56	54
Tue	59	72	76	72	60	58	58	58	61	67	64	62	63	62	61	58	54
Wed	69	62	62	64	59	57	57	58	60	62	64	68	65	62	61	60	53
Thu	66	82	77	64	57	58	58	62	61	67	67	68	65	62	59	60	54
Fri	56	60	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	67	70	69	70	66	58	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	57	57	57	60	62	59	59	57	58	58	56	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	63	60	63	59	59	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Palmdale to Sherman Oaks (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 53 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	73	65	59	59	61	64	61	69	67	64	66	63	59	56	54
Tue	59	72	76	72	60	58	58	58	61	67	64	62	63	62	61	58	54
Wed	69	62	62	64	59	57	57	58	60	62	64	68	65	62	61	60	53
Thu	66	82	77	64	57	58	58	62	61	67	67	68	65	62	59	60	54
Fri	56	60	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	67	70	69	70	66	58	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	57	57	57	60	62	59	59	57	58	58	56	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	63	60	63	59	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	73	65	59	59	61	64	61	69	67	64	66	63	59	56	54
Tue	59	72	76	72	60	58	58	58	61	67	64	62	63	62	61	58	54
Wed	69	62	62	64	59	57	57	58	60	62	64	68	65	62	61	60	53
Thu	66	82	77	64	57	58	58	62	61	67	67	68	65	62	59	60	54
Fri	56	60	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	67	70	69	70	66	58	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	57	57	57	60	62	59	59	57	58	58	56	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	63	60	63	59	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	73	65	59	59	61	64	61	69	67	64	66	63	59	56	54
Tue	59	72	76	72	60	58	58	58	61	67	64	62	63	62	61	58	54
Wed	69	62	62	64	59	57	57	58	60	62	64	68	65	62	61	60	53
Thu	66	82	77	64	57	58	58	62	61	67	67	68	65	62	59	60	54
Fri	56	60	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	67	70	69	70	66	58	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	57	57	57	60	62	59	59	57	58	58	56	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	63	60	63	59	59	58	54