Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Sherman Oaks

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 48 at this time.

Only 13% 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 South Gate to Sherman Oaks 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	28	37	66	68	66	58	52	51	54	58	67	69	61	50	42	32	29
Tue	28	41	65	77	72	67	55	55	49	65	73	71	57	47	46	35	29
Wed	28	41	64	67	69	63	54	55	54	63	69	67	60	47	47	37	30
Thu	28	36	63	68	70	59	53	53	56	69	74	70	61	48	45	44	30
Fri	29	36	55	65	60	53	54	63	66	73	70	67	61	51	52	47	32
Sat	29	29	30	34	39	56	60	61	71	70	67	71	64	64	62	52	32
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	47	53	61	61	64	62	57	55	54	47	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from South Gate to Sherman Oaks (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 27 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 South Gate 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 South Gate to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	66	68	66	58	52	51	54	58	67	69	61	50	42	32	29
Tue	28	41	65	77	72	67	55	55	49	65	73	71	57	47	46	35	29
Wed	28	41	64	67	69	63	54	55	54	63	69	67	60	47	47	37	30
Thu	28	36	63	68	70	59	53	53	56	69	74	70	61	48	45	44	30
Fri	29	36	55	65	60	53	54	63	66	73	70	67	61	51	52	47	32
Sat	29	29	30	34	39	56	60	61	71	70	67	71	64	64	62	52	32
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	47	53	61	61	64	62	57	55	54	47	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	66	68	66	58	52	51	54	58	67	69	61	50	42	32	29
Tue	28	41	65	77	72	67	55	55	49	65	73	71	57	47	46	35	29
Wed	28	41	64	67	69	63	54	55	54	63	69	67	60	47	47	37	30
Thu	28	36	63	68	70	59	53	53	56	69	74	70	61	48	45	44	30
Fri	29	36	55	65	60	53	54	63	66	73	70	67	61	51	52	47	32
Sat	29	29	30	34	39	56	60	61	71	70	67	71	64	64	62	52	32
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	47	53	61	61	64	62	57	55	54	47	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	66	68	66	58	52	51	54	58	67	69	61	50	42	32	29
Tue	28	41	65	77	72	67	55	55	49	65	73	71	57	47	46	35	29
Wed	28	41	64	67	69	63	54	55	54	63	69	67	60	47	47	37	30
Thu	28	36	63	68	70	59	53	53	56	69	74	70	61	48	45	44	30
Fri	29	36	55	65	60	53	54	63	66	73	70	67	61	51	52	47	32
Sat	29	29	30	34	39	56	60	61	71	70	67	71	64	64	62	52	32
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	47	53	61	61	64	62	57	55	54	47	33