Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Norwalk

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Norwalk 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	33	33	37	38	35	36	42	43	47	48	75	87	82	68	45	34	31
Tue	29	33	42	43	36	36	38	39	41	53	84	93	90	78	55	38	30
Wed	29	32	43	41	36	35	37	38	40	48	54	67	60	54	46	37	30
Thu	29	32	42	44	36	39	42	44	49	59	87	97	91	79	48	37	32
Fri	30	30	42	47	42	40	41	44	54	75	91	89	92	77	51	41	31
Sat	30	30	30	33	37	38	42	43	47	50	57	56	53	45	40	39	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	35	37	43	44	46	45	45	43	42	42	41	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Norwalk (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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

More drives

Norwalk 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	33	33	37	38	35	36	42	43	47	48	75	87	82	68	45	34	31
Tue	29	33	42	43	36	36	38	39	41	53	84	93	90	78	55	38	30
Wed	29	32	43	41	36	35	37	38	40	48	54	67	60	54	46	37	30
Thu	29	32	42	44	36	39	42	44	49	59	87	97	91	79	48	37	32
Fri	30	30	42	47	42	40	41	44	54	75	91	89	92	77	51	41	31
Sat	30	30	30	33	37	38	42	43	47	50	57	56	53	45	40	39	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	35	37	43	44	46	45	45	43	42	42	41	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	37	38	35	36	42	43	47	48	75	87	82	68	45	34	31
Tue	29	33	42	43	36	36	38	39	41	53	84	93	90	78	55	38	30
Wed	29	32	43	41	36	35	37	38	40	48	54	67	60	54	46	37	30
Thu	29	32	42	44	36	39	42	44	49	59	87	97	91	79	48	37	32
Fri	30	30	42	47	42	40	41	44	54	75	91	89	92	77	51	41	31
Sat	30	30	30	33	37	38	42	43	47	50	57	56	53	45	40	39	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	35	37	43	44	46	45	45	43	42	42	41	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	37	38	35	36	42	43	47	48	75	87	82	68	45	34	31
Tue	29	33	42	43	36	36	38	39	41	53	84	93	90	78	55	38	30
Wed	29	32	43	41	36	35	37	38	40	48	54	67	60	54	46	37	30
Thu	29	32	42	44	36	39	42	44	49	59	87	97	91	79	48	37	32
Fri	30	30	42	47	42	40	41	44	54	75	91	89	92	77	51	41	31
Sat	30	30	30	33	37	38	42	43	47	50	57	56	53	45	40	39	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	35	37	43	44	46	45	45	43	42	42	41	33