Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Compton

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 South and I-105 East, usually 77 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 Compton 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	30	30	31	36	39	35	37	41	45	51	58	66	67	58	42	35	30
Tue	31	31	31	42	52	40	39	46	55	61	73	96	103	88	57	42	31
Wed	30	31	31	39	51	38	39	44	54	67	82	105	116	93	65	47	31
Thu	30	31	31	41	50	38	43	49	53	68	84	106	112	101	83	53	32
Fri	30	31	31	34	37	37	47	54	62	72	84	96	101	92	72	53	33
Sat	30	31	31	31	35	37	41	46	51	61	64	64	54	45	42	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	38	40	42	43	40	41	40	38	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Compton (via I-405 South and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 30 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Compton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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More drives

Compton to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	36	39	35	37	41	45	51	58	66	67	58	42	35	30
Tue	31	31	31	42	52	40	39	46	55	61	73	96	103	88	57	42	31
Wed	30	31	31	39	51	38	39	44	54	67	82	105	116	93	65	47	31
Thu	30	31	31	41	50	38	43	49	53	68	84	106	112	101	83	53	32
Fri	30	31	31	34	37	37	47	54	62	72	84	96	101	92	72	53	33
Sat	30	31	31	31	35	37	41	46	51	61	64	64	54	45	42	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	38	40	42	43	40	41	40	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	36	39	35	37	41	45	51	58	66	67	58	42	35	30
Tue	31	31	31	42	52	40	39	46	55	61	73	96	103	88	57	42	31
Wed	30	31	31	39	51	38	39	44	54	67	82	105	116	93	65	47	31
Thu	30	31	31	41	50	38	43	49	53	68	84	106	112	101	83	53	32
Fri	30	31	31	34	37	37	47	54	62	72	84	96	101	92	72	53	33
Sat	30	31	31	31	35	37	41	46	51	61	64	64	54	45	42	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	38	40	42	43	40	41	40	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	31	36	39	35	37	41	45	51	58	66	67	58	42	35	30
Tue	31	31	31	42	52	40	39	46	55	61	73	96	103	88	57	42	31
Wed	30	31	31	39	51	38	39	44	54	67	82	105	116	93	65	47	31
Thu	30	31	31	41	50	38	43	49	53	68	84	106	112	101	83	53	32
Fri	30	31	31	34	37	37	47	54	62	72	84	96	101	92	72	53	33
Sat	30	31	31	31	35	37	41	46	51	61	64	64	54	45	42	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	38	40	42	43	40	41	40	38	32