Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Sherman Oaks

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-405 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Westminster 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	40	68	108	96	90	80	68	66	63	59	61	54	61	50	44	44	41
Tue	40	86	164	142	115	98	82	64	61	58	59	59	64	61	46	44	41
Wed	40	83	173	152	118	96	78	68	64	62	66	67	68	63	47	45	41
Thu	39	82	151	130	102	96	76	67	57	63	59	68	69	59	47	43	41
Fri	38	82	137	103	86	73	86	78	71	71	64	56	47	47	45	45	41
Sat	42	43	44	47	53	64	75	72	81	82	73	70	68	59	61	52	41
Sun	42	42	44	43	45	49	61	71	93	93	85	60	56	50	52	52	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Westminster to Sherman Oaks (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 38 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	108	96	90	80	68	66	63	59	61	54	61	50	44	44	41
Tue	40	86	164	142	115	98	82	64	61	58	59	59	64	61	46	44	41
Wed	40	83	173	152	118	96	78	68	64	62	66	67	68	63	47	45	41
Thu	39	82	151	130	102	96	76	67	57	63	59	68	69	59	47	43	41
Fri	38	82	137	103	86	73	86	78	71	71	64	56	47	47	45	45	41
Sat	42	43	44	47	53	64	75	72	81	82	73	70	68	59	61	52	41
Sun	42	42	44	43	45	49	61	71	93	93	85	60	56	50	52	52	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	108	96	90	80	68	66	63	59	61	54	61	50	44	44	41
Tue	40	86	164	142	115	98	82	64	61	58	59	59	64	61	46	44	41
Wed	40	83	173	152	118	96	78	68	64	62	66	67	68	63	47	45	41
Thu	39	82	151	130	102	96	76	67	57	63	59	68	69	59	47	43	41
Fri	38	82	137	103	86	73	86	78	71	71	64	56	47	47	45	45	41
Sat	42	43	44	47	53	64	75	72	81	82	73	70	68	59	61	52	41
Sun	42	42	44	43	45	49	61	71	93	93	85	60	56	50	52	52	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	108	96	90	80	68	66	63	59	61	54	61	50	44	44	41
Tue	40	86	164	142	115	98	82	64	61	58	59	59	64	61	46	44	41
Wed	40	83	173	152	118	96	78	68	64	62	66	67	68	63	47	45	41
Thu	39	82	151	130	102	96	76	67	57	63	59	68	69	59	47	43	41
Fri	38	82	137	103	86	73	86	78	71	71	64	56	47	47	45	45	41
Sat	42	43	44	47	53	64	75	72	81	82	73	70	68	59	61	52	41
Sun	42	42	44	43	45	49	61	71	93	93	85	60	56	50	52	52	41