Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Westminster

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-405 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Westminster 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	41	42	43	48	50	48	48	54	78	94	120	127	117	86	54	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	61	66	54	51	87	150	213	232	203	158	114	73	53	42
Wed	42	42	43	62	59	49	50	72	164	228	234	202	168	123	83	59	43
Thu	42	42	44	56	59	49	53	84	145	192	177	155	135	118	96	66	44
Fri	42	42	43	53	49	49	57	138	162	147	115	105	113	99	80	63	44
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	47	55	65	70	84	75	72	64	53	51	51	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	53	51	51	51	49	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Westminster (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 237 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 237 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 237 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Westminster?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 237 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (7 miles)

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

More drives

Westminster 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	41	42	43	48	50	48	48	54	78	94	120	127	117	86	54	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	61	66	54	51	87	150	213	232	203	158	114	73	53	42
Wed	42	42	43	62	59	49	50	72	164	228	234	202	168	123	83	59	43
Thu	42	42	44	56	59	49	53	84	145	192	177	155	135	118	96	66	44
Fri	42	42	43	53	49	49	57	138	162	147	115	105	113	99	80	63	44
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	47	55	65	70	84	75	72	64	53	51	51	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	53	51	51	51	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	43	48	50	48	48	54	78	94	120	127	117	86	54	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	61	66	54	51	87	150	213	232	203	158	114	73	53	42
Wed	42	42	43	62	59	49	50	72	164	228	234	202	168	123	83	59	43
Thu	42	42	44	56	59	49	53	84	145	192	177	155	135	118	96	66	44
Fri	42	42	43	53	49	49	57	138	162	147	115	105	113	99	80	63	44
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	47	55	65	70	84	75	72	64	53	51	51	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	53	51	51	51	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	43	48	50	48	48	54	78	94	120	127	117	86	54	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	61	66	54	51	87	150	213	232	203	158	114	73	53	42
Wed	42	42	43	62	59	49	50	72	164	228	234	202	168	123	83	59	43
Thu	42	42	44	56	59	49	53	84	145	192	177	155	135	118	96	66	44
Fri	42	42	43	53	49	49	57	138	162	147	115	105	113	99	80	63	44
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	47	55	65	70	84	75	72	64	53	51	51	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	53	51	51	51	49	43