Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Whittier

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 45 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Whittier 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	34	37	41	42	40	41	45	44	47	54	70	80	74	63	45	37	33
Tue	32	36	45	47	41	41	43	43	45	56	75	85	84	69	53	39	33
Wed	31	36	45	45	41	40	41	42	45	52	62	73	70	59	49	39	33
Thu	32	36	43	45	40	42	45	46	50	59	77	87	83	68	49	40	34
Fri	32	35	43	46	43	42	44	48	54	67	84	79	79	66	50	42	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	38	40	43	44	48	50	53	52	53	46	42	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	38	40	44	44	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Whittier (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 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 Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Whittier 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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	41	42	40	41	45	44	47	54	70	80	74	63	45	37	33
Tue	32	36	45	47	41	41	43	43	45	56	75	85	84	69	53	39	33
Wed	31	36	45	45	41	40	41	42	45	52	62	73	70	59	49	39	33
Thu	32	36	43	45	40	42	45	46	50	59	77	87	83	68	49	40	34
Fri	32	35	43	46	43	42	44	48	54	67	84	79	79	66	50	42	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	38	40	43	44	48	50	53	52	53	46	42	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	38	40	44	44	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	41	42	40	41	45	44	47	54	70	80	74	63	45	37	33
Tue	32	36	45	47	41	41	43	43	45	56	75	85	84	69	53	39	33
Wed	31	36	45	45	41	40	41	42	45	52	62	73	70	59	49	39	33
Thu	32	36	43	45	40	42	45	46	50	59	77	87	83	68	49	40	34
Fri	32	35	43	46	43	42	44	48	54	67	84	79	79	66	50	42	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	38	40	43	44	48	50	53	52	53	46	42	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	38	40	44	44	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	41	42	40	41	45	44	47	54	70	80	74	63	45	37	33
Tue	32	36	45	47	41	41	43	43	45	56	75	85	84	69	53	39	33
Wed	31	36	45	45	41	40	41	42	45	52	62	73	70	59	49	39	33
Thu	32	36	43	45	40	42	45	46	50	59	77	87	83	68	49	40	34
Fri	32	35	43	46	43	42	44	48	54	67	84	79	79	66	50	42	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	38	40	43	44	48	50	53	52	53	46	42	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	38	40	44	44	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	35