Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Sherman Oaks

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 40 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 42 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 San Pedro 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	31	56	86	77	74	65	56	54	50	48	53	44	50	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	59	128	117	93	80	70	53	52	50	51	50	54	51	37	34	33
Wed	32	61	135	127	98	79	65	57	54	52	59	59	60	56	38	36	32
Thu	31	61	119	106	81	78	64	54	47	53	51	57	60	52	40	35	32
Fri	30	64	113	89	70	62	70	64	58	61	57	51	38	37	36	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	37	43	55	63	61	68	68	60	57	57	45	51	42	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	35	40	47	56	71	70	67	51	46	41	42	42	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from San Pedro to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 138 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 (74 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Sherman Oaks?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 30 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Sherman Oaks to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	56	86	77	74	65	56	54	50	48	53	44	50	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	59	128	117	93	80	70	53	52	50	51	50	54	51	37	34	33
Wed	32	61	135	127	98	79	65	57	54	52	59	59	60	56	38	36	32
Thu	31	61	119	106	81	78	64	54	47	53	51	57	60	52	40	35	32
Fri	30	64	113	89	70	62	70	64	58	61	57	51	38	37	36	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	37	43	55	63	61	68	68	60	57	57	45	51	42	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	35	40	47	56	71	70	67	51	46	41	42	42	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	56	86	77	74	65	56	54	50	48	53	44	50	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	59	128	117	93	80	70	53	52	50	51	50	54	51	37	34	33
Wed	32	61	135	127	98	79	65	57	54	52	59	59	60	56	38	36	32
Thu	31	61	119	106	81	78	64	54	47	53	51	57	60	52	40	35	32
Fri	30	64	113	89	70	62	70	64	58	61	57	51	38	37	36	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	37	43	55	63	61	68	68	60	57	57	45	51	42	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	35	40	47	56	71	70	67	51	46	41	42	42	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	56	86	77	74	65	56	54	50	48	53	44	50	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	59	128	117	93	80	70	53	52	50	51	50	54	51	37	34	33
Wed	32	61	135	127	98	79	65	57	54	52	59	59	60	56	38	36	32
Thu	31	61	119	106	81	78	64	54	47	53	51	57	60	52	40	35	32
Fri	30	64	113	89	70	62	70	64	58	61	57	51	38	37	36	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	37	43	55	63	61	68	68	60	57	57	45	51	42	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	35	40	47	56	71	70	67	51	46	41	42	42	33