Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Anaheim

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Sherman Oaks to Anaheim 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	39	42	50	49	44	43	46	47	49	51	65	75	71	62	48	41	38
Tue	37	43	54	54	45	44	45	46	46	53	72	79	78	66	53	44	38
Wed	36	42	58	53	45	44	45	46	46	54	62	70	70	62	53	45	37
Thu	37	42	56	55	45	47	49	49	52	56	74	85	77	67	50	44	38
Fri	37	41	50	51	47	45	46	48	53	66	82	77	80	67	52	46	38
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	42	46	47	51	54	61	56	54	47	44	45	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	40	42	44	47	47	49	49	49	47	47	46	47	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Anaheim (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks to Disneyland 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 Sherman Oaks to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	50	49	44	43	46	47	49	51	65	75	71	62	48	41	38
Tue	37	43	54	54	45	44	45	46	46	53	72	79	78	66	53	44	38
Wed	36	42	58	53	45	44	45	46	46	54	62	70	70	62	53	45	37
Thu	37	42	56	55	45	47	49	49	52	56	74	85	77	67	50	44	38
Fri	37	41	50	51	47	45	46	48	53	66	82	77	80	67	52	46	38
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	42	46	47	51	54	61	56	54	47	44	45	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	40	42	44	47	47	49	49	49	47	47	46	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	50	49	44	43	46	47	49	51	65	75	71	62	48	41	38
Tue	37	43	54	54	45	44	45	46	46	53	72	79	78	66	53	44	38
Wed	36	42	58	53	45	44	45	46	46	54	62	70	70	62	53	45	37
Thu	37	42	56	55	45	47	49	49	52	56	74	85	77	67	50	44	38
Fri	37	41	50	51	47	45	46	48	53	66	82	77	80	67	52	46	38
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	42	46	47	51	54	61	56	54	47	44	45	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	40	42	44	47	47	49	49	49	47	47	46	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	50	49	44	43	46	47	49	51	65	75	71	62	48	41	38
Tue	37	43	54	54	45	44	45	46	46	53	72	79	78	66	53	44	38
Wed	36	42	58	53	45	44	45	46	46	54	62	70	70	62	53	45	37
Thu	37	42	56	55	45	47	49	49	52	56	74	85	77	67	50	44	38
Fri	37	41	50	51	47	45	46	48	53	66	82	77	80	67	52	46	38
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	42	46	47	51	54	61	56	54	47	44	45	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	40	42	44	47	47	49	49	49	47	47	46	47	40