Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Sherman Oaks

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 93 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Riverside 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	74	142	146	152	137	122	119	115	113	109	118	124	105	92	76	70	71
Tue	69	138	139	147	138	126	123	101	105	106	122	133	114	100	81	70	68
Wed	72	134	132	150	144	122	114	107	106	107	119	129	118	107	86	72	69
Thu	74	134	131	145	132	123	116	111	109	106	116	132	117	107	93	74	68
Fri	72	120	125	128	124	119	115	113	108	104	117	117	107	101	96	76	70
Sat	69	72	75	82	107	122	114	117	116	113	111	106	101	110	102	77	71
Sun	68	68	68	70	72	86	108	117	109	112	115	102	100	98	94	77	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Riverside to Sherman Oaks (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (127 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 68 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	74	142	146	152	137	122	119	115	113	109	118	124	105	92	76	70	71
Tue	69	138	139	147	138	126	123	101	105	106	122	133	114	100	81	70	68
Wed	72	134	132	150	144	122	114	107	106	107	119	129	118	107	86	72	69
Thu	74	134	131	145	132	123	116	111	109	106	116	132	117	107	93	74	68
Fri	72	120	125	128	124	119	115	113	108	104	117	117	107	101	96	76	70
Sat	69	72	75	82	107	122	114	117	116	113	111	106	101	110	102	77	71
Sun	68	68	68	70	72	86	108	117	109	112	115	102	100	98	94	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	142	146	152	137	122	119	115	113	109	118	124	105	92	76	70	71
Tue	69	138	139	147	138	126	123	101	105	106	122	133	114	100	81	70	68
Wed	72	134	132	150	144	122	114	107	106	107	119	129	118	107	86	72	69
Thu	74	134	131	145	132	123	116	111	109	106	116	132	117	107	93	74	68
Fri	72	120	125	128	124	119	115	113	108	104	117	117	107	101	96	76	70
Sat	69	72	75	82	107	122	114	117	116	113	111	106	101	110	102	77	71
Sun	68	68	68	70	72	86	108	117	109	112	115	102	100	98	94	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	142	146	152	137	122	119	115	113	109	118	124	105	92	76	70	71
Tue	69	138	139	147	138	126	123	101	105	106	122	133	114	100	81	70	68
Wed	72	134	132	150	144	122	114	107	106	107	119	129	118	107	86	72	69
Thu	74	134	131	145	132	123	116	111	109	106	116	132	117	107	93	74	68
Fri	72	120	125	128	124	119	115	113	108	104	117	117	107	101	96	76	70
Sat	69	72	75	82	107	122	114	117	116	113	111	106	101	110	102	77	71
Sun	68	68	68	70	72	86	108	117	109	112	115	102	100	98	94	77	69