Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Sherman Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 28 minutes via SR-118 East and I-405 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 1% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Simi Valley to Sherman Oaks (via SR-118 East and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley to central Sherman Oaks 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 Simi Valley to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Sherman Oaks?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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