Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Pasadena
Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 22 minutes via SR-134 East and US-101 South, usually 19 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
| Tue | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| Wed | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
| Thu | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 18 |
| Fri | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
| Sat | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Sun | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Pasadena (via SR-134 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (23 minutes).
About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks to Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Pasadena?
The 19-mile drive usually takes 17 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Pasadena?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)
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