Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 South, usually 60 at this time.

None 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 Huntington Beach 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	52	55	62	66	64	61	60	61	64	71	82	88	85	73	60	55	52
Tue	52	56	67	70	68	63	61	62	67	79	96	105	100	83	66	57	53
Wed	52	56	64	69	66	64	63	64	68	81	98	106	99	85	69	59	53
Thu	52	56	64	69	67	64	64	66	71	83	102	112	102	86	71	61	54
Fri	52	54	62	66	64	63	66	71	82	94	104	106	96	84	70	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	55	56	63	69	74	77	78	80	79	75	68	61	57	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	57	59	62	66	68	67	64	66	60	58	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (16 to 28 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 Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 52 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Huntington Beach 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 Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	62	66	64	61	60	61	64	71	82	88	85	73	60	55	52
Tue	52	56	67	70	68	63	61	62	67	79	96	105	100	83	66	57	53
Wed	52	56	64	69	66	64	63	64	68	81	98	106	99	85	69	59	53
Thu	52	56	64	69	67	64	64	66	71	83	102	112	102	86	71	61	54
Fri	52	54	62	66	64	63	66	71	82	94	104	106	96	84	70	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	55	56	63	69	74	77	78	80	79	75	68	61	57	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	57	59	62	66	68	67	64	66	60	58	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	62	66	64	61	60	61	64	71	82	88	85	73	60	55	52
Tue	52	56	67	70	68	63	61	62	67	79	96	105	100	83	66	57	53
Wed	52	56	64	69	66	64	63	64	68	81	98	106	99	85	69	59	53
Thu	52	56	64	69	67	64	64	66	71	83	102	112	102	86	71	61	54
Fri	52	54	62	66	64	63	66	71	82	94	104	106	96	84	70	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	55	56	63	69	74	77	78	80	79	75	68	61	57	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	57	59	62	66	68	67	64	66	60	58	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	62	66	64	61	60	61	64	71	82	88	85	73	60	55	52
Tue	52	56	67	70	68	63	61	62	67	79	96	105	100	83	66	57	53
Wed	52	56	64	69	66	64	63	64	68	81	98	106	99	85	69	59	53
Thu	52	56	64	69	67	64	64	66	71	83	102	112	102	86	71	61	54
Fri	52	54	62	66	64	63	66	71	82	94	104	106	96	84	70	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	55	56	63	69	74	77	78	80	79	75	68	61	57	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	57	59	62	66	68	67	64	66	60	58	57	53