Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Sherman Oaks
Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 28 at this time.
Only 18% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 20 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 21 |
| Wed | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Thu | 21 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 |
| Fri | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
| Sat | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Sun | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (32 minutes).
About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita to Sherman Oaks?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Sherman Oaks?
The 20-mile drive usually takes 20 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Sherman Oaks?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)
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