Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Sherman Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via I-405 North, usually 50 at this time.

None 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 Torrance 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	25	39	52	52	49	47	41	40	40	38	45	37	39	36	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	90	89	71	64	58	46	46	46	50	48	51	47	32	28	27
Wed	26	47	91	96	77	63	55	50	49	49	58	58	59	54	33	29	27
Thu	25	51	88	85	64	60	54	45	40	47	49	55	59	50	36	29	26
Fri	25	53	88	76	56	54	58	55	51	58	56	51	35	32	31	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	30	37	51	56	55	59	58	53	51	52	39	44	35	28
Sun	27	27	28	28	29	35	41	49	58	59	56	46	44	39	37	34	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Torrance to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (61 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance 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 Torrance to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	39	52	52	49	47	41	40	40	38	45	37	39	36	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	90	89	71	64	58	46	46	46	50	48	51	47	32	28	27
Wed	26	47	91	96	77	63	55	50	49	49	58	58	59	54	33	29	27
Thu	25	51	88	85	64	60	54	45	40	47	49	55	59	50	36	29	26
Fri	25	53	88	76	56	54	58	55	51	58	56	51	35	32	31	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	30	37	51	56	55	59	58	53	51	52	39	44	35	28
Sun	27	27	28	28	29	35	41	49	58	59	56	46	44	39	37	34	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	39	52	52	49	47	41	40	40	38	45	37	39	36	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	90	89	71	64	58	46	46	46	50	48	51	47	32	28	27
Wed	26	47	91	96	77	63	55	50	49	49	58	58	59	54	33	29	27
Thu	25	51	88	85	64	60	54	45	40	47	49	55	59	50	36	29	26
Fri	25	53	88	76	56	54	58	55	51	58	56	51	35	32	31	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	30	37	51	56	55	59	58	53	51	52	39	44	35	28
Sun	27	27	28	28	29	35	41	49	58	59	56	46	44	39	37	34	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	39	52	52	49	47	41	40	40	38	45	37	39	36	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	90	89	71	64	58	46	46	46	50	48	51	47	32	28	27
Wed	26	47	91	96	77	63	55	50	49	49	58	58	59	54	33	29	27
Thu	25	51	88	85	64	60	54	45	40	47	49	55	59	50	36	29	26
Fri	25	53	88	76	56	54	58	55	51	58	56	51	35	32	31	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	30	37	51	56	55	59	58	53	51	52	39	44	35	28
Sun	27	27	28	28	29	35	41	49	58	59	56	46	44	39	37	34	27