Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to South Gate

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via US-101 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 5% 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 South Gate 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	27	29	33	34	33	32	33	33	33	36	40	46	45	39	33	30	27
Tue	26	29	35	37	35	35	36	33	35	36	44	49	48	41	36	30	27
Wed	26	29	35	35	33	35	33	34	35	36	42	47	47	41	36	30	27
Thu	26	29	35	34	32	33	36	34	34	38	45	52	48	42	36	31	28
Fri	27	28	35	36	34	33	34	37	37	39	49	46	50	42	36	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	31	33	33	36	36	40	36	41	35	33	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	31	32	33	33	34	33	35	34	32	33	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to South Gate (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 52 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 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 South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to South Gate?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 26 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

South Gate 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	27	29	33	34	33	32	33	33	33	36	40	46	45	39	33	30	27
Tue	26	29	35	37	35	35	36	33	35	36	44	49	48	41	36	30	27
Wed	26	29	35	35	33	35	33	34	35	36	42	47	47	41	36	30	27
Thu	26	29	35	34	32	33	36	34	34	38	45	52	48	42	36	31	28
Fri	27	28	35	36	34	33	34	37	37	39	49	46	50	42	36	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	31	33	33	36	36	40	36	41	35	33	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	31	32	33	33	34	33	35	34	32	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	33	34	33	32	33	33	33	36	40	46	45	39	33	30	27
Tue	26	29	35	37	35	35	36	33	35	36	44	49	48	41	36	30	27
Wed	26	29	35	35	33	35	33	34	35	36	42	47	47	41	36	30	27
Thu	26	29	35	34	32	33	36	34	34	38	45	52	48	42	36	31	28
Fri	27	28	35	36	34	33	34	37	37	39	49	46	50	42	36	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	31	33	33	36	36	40	36	41	35	33	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	31	32	33	33	34	33	35	34	32	33	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	33	34	33	32	33	33	33	36	40	46	45	39	33	30	27
Tue	26	29	35	37	35	35	36	33	35	36	44	49	48	41	36	30	27
Wed	26	29	35	35	33	35	33	34	35	36	42	47	47	41	36	30	27
Thu	26	29	35	34	32	33	36	34	34	38	45	52	48	42	36	31	28
Fri	27	28	35	36	34	33	34	37	37	39	49	46	50	42	36	32	28
Sat	27	27	28	29	30	31	33	33	36	36	40	36	41	35	33	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	31	32	33	33	34	33	35	34	32	33	32	29