Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Long Beach

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-405 South, usually 45 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 Long 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	36	39	45	50	49	47	45	45	48	55	63	68	65	56	44	39	36
Tue	36	39	46	52	50	47	46	47	51	59	71	79	78	66	50	41	37
Wed	36	38	45	52	51	48	47	48	52	61	73	80	76	67	52	43	37
Thu	36	39	45	52	51	48	48	50	54	64	76	82	79	67	54	45	38
Fri	36	38	44	49	49	48	50	54	61	71	76	77	71	62	51	45	38
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	42	46	50	52	54	55	54	52	48	44	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	43	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks to downtown Long 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	45	50	49	47	45	45	48	55	63	68	65	56	44	39	36
Tue	36	39	46	52	50	47	46	47	51	59	71	79	78	66	50	41	37
Wed	36	38	45	52	51	48	47	48	52	61	73	80	76	67	52	43	37
Thu	36	39	45	52	51	48	48	50	54	64	76	82	79	67	54	45	38
Fri	36	38	44	49	49	48	50	54	61	71	76	77	71	62	51	45	38
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	42	46	50	52	54	55	54	52	48	44	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	43	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	45	50	49	47	45	45	48	55	63	68	65	56	44	39	36
Tue	36	39	46	52	50	47	46	47	51	59	71	79	78	66	50	41	37
Wed	36	38	45	52	51	48	47	48	52	61	73	80	76	67	52	43	37
Thu	36	39	45	52	51	48	48	50	54	64	76	82	79	67	54	45	38
Fri	36	38	44	49	49	48	50	54	61	71	76	77	71	62	51	45	38
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	42	46	50	52	54	55	54	52	48	44	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	43	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	45	50	49	47	45	45	48	55	63	68	65	56	44	39	36
Tue	36	39	46	52	50	47	46	47	51	59	71	79	78	66	50	41	37
Wed	36	38	45	52	51	48	47	48	52	61	73	80	76	67	52	43	37
Thu	36	39	45	52	51	48	48	50	54	64	76	82	79	67	54	45	38
Fri	36	38	44	49	49	48	50	54	61	71	76	77	71	62	51	45	38
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	42	46	50	52	54	55	54	52	48	44	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	43	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	37