Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to San Pedro

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 38 minutes via I-405 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 4% 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 San Pedro 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	32	32	33	37	39	37	38	42	55	68	90	97	95	74	45	37	32
Tue	33	32	33	47	54	42	40	58	96	135	162	179	141	100	62	43	33
Wed	32	33	33	47	49	39	40	52	100	153	173	172	148	108	71	48	33
Thu	32	33	33	43	48	39	42	63	90	142	143	134	121	104	83	56	35
Fri	32	33	33	41	39	38	45	93	115	122	101	94	102	89	70	53	35
Sat	33	33	33	33	35	37	42	49	54	64	62	58	53	44	41	40	34
Sun	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	39	42	44	44	44	41	41	41	39	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to San Pedro (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to San Pedro?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

San Pedro 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	32	32	33	37	39	37	38	42	55	68	90	97	95	74	45	37	32
Tue	33	32	33	47	54	42	40	58	96	135	162	179	141	100	62	43	33
Wed	32	33	33	47	49	39	40	52	100	153	173	172	148	108	71	48	33
Thu	32	33	33	43	48	39	42	63	90	142	143	134	121	104	83	56	35
Fri	32	33	33	41	39	38	45	93	115	122	101	94	102	89	70	53	35
Sat	33	33	33	33	35	37	42	49	54	64	62	58	53	44	41	40	34
Sun	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	39	42	44	44	44	41	41	41	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	33	37	39	37	38	42	55	68	90	97	95	74	45	37	32
Tue	33	32	33	47	54	42	40	58	96	135	162	179	141	100	62	43	33
Wed	32	33	33	47	49	39	40	52	100	153	173	172	148	108	71	48	33
Thu	32	33	33	43	48	39	42	63	90	142	143	134	121	104	83	56	35
Fri	32	33	33	41	39	38	45	93	115	122	101	94	102	89	70	53	35
Sat	33	33	33	33	35	37	42	49	54	64	62	58	53	44	41	40	34
Sun	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	39	42	44	44	44	41	41	41	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	33	37	39	37	38	42	55	68	90	97	95	74	45	37	32
Tue	33	32	33	47	54	42	40	58	96	135	162	179	141	100	62	43	33
Wed	32	33	33	47	49	39	40	52	100	153	173	172	148	108	71	48	33
Thu	32	33	33	43	48	39	42	63	90	142	143	134	121	104	83	56	35
Fri	32	33	33	41	39	38	45	93	115	122	101	94	102	89	70	53	35
Sat	33	33	33	33	35	37	42	49	54	64	62	58	53	44	41	40	34
Sun	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	39	42	44	44	44	41	41	41	39	34