Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Garden Grove

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-405 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Garden Grove 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	47	46	51	53	53	49	50	49	52	54	55	57	54	52	51	48	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	54	50	50	51	52	55	56	56	55	53	50	48	47
Wed	46	46	57	51	51	51	50	50	50	52	55	56	54	53	51	48	46
Thu	47	47	53	51	51	50	50	49	50	53	55	56	54	52	51	49	47
Fri	47	47	49	51	51	51	51	53	52	54	56	55	54	53	50	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	48	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Garden Grove (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 8 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 Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Garden Grove?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Garden Grove?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (6 miles)

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

More drives

Garden Grove 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	47	46	51	53	53	49	50	49	52	54	55	57	54	52	51	48	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	54	50	50	51	52	55	56	56	55	53	50	48	47
Wed	46	46	57	51	51	51	50	50	50	52	55	56	54	53	51	48	46
Thu	47	47	53	51	51	50	50	49	50	53	55	56	54	52	51	49	47
Fri	47	47	49	51	51	51	51	53	52	54	56	55	54	53	50	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	46	51	53	53	49	50	49	52	54	55	57	54	52	51	48	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	54	50	50	51	52	55	56	56	55	53	50	48	47
Wed	46	46	57	51	51	51	50	50	50	52	55	56	54	53	51	48	46
Thu	47	47	53	51	51	50	50	49	50	53	55	56	54	52	51	49	47
Fri	47	47	49	51	51	51	51	53	52	54	56	55	54	53	50	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	46	51	53	53	49	50	49	52	54	55	57	54	52	51	48	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	54	50	50	51	52	55	56	56	55	53	50	48	47
Wed	46	46	57	51	51	51	50	50	50	52	55	56	54	53	51	48	46
Thu	47	47	53	51	51	50	50	49	50	53	55	56	54	52	51	49	47
Fri	47	47	49	51	51	51	51	53	52	54	56	55	54	53	50	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	48	49	47