Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Irvine

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-405 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Irvine 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	54	57	58	56	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	61	58	55	53	52
Tue	52	54	58	59	57	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	62	58	55	54	52
Wed	52	54	58	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	58	56	54	52
Thu	52	55	59	61	59	56	55	55	56	56	58	61	62	58	56	54	53
Fri	51	54	58	58	56	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	55	55	55	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	55	54	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 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 central Irvine 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 51 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Irvine?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	57	58	56	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	61	58	55	53	52
Tue	52	54	58	59	57	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	62	58	55	54	52
Wed	52	54	58	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	58	56	54	52
Thu	52	55	59	61	59	56	55	55	56	56	58	61	62	58	56	54	53
Fri	51	54	58	58	56	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	55	55	55	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	55	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	57	58	56	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	61	58	55	53	52
Tue	52	54	58	59	57	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	62	58	55	54	52
Wed	52	54	58	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	58	56	54	52
Thu	52	55	59	61	59	56	55	55	56	56	58	61	62	58	56	54	53
Fri	51	54	58	58	56	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	55	55	55	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	55	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	57	58	56	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	61	58	55	53	52
Tue	52	54	58	59	57	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	62	58	55	54	52
Wed	52	54	58	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	58	56	54	52
Thu	52	55	59	61	59	56	55	55	56	56	58	61	62	58	56	54	53
Fri	51	54	58	58	56	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	55	55	55	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	55	54	53	52