Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Sherman Oaks

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Whittier 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	33	49	74	75	74	66	62	61	64	70	77	78	68	56	48	37	34
Tue	33	52	69	79	78	73	61	63	61	75	82	79	64	54	52	40	34
Wed	33	49	67	71	76	68	64	62	60	71	78	73	66	55	55	43	35
Thu	33	49	66	75	77	66	61	62	66	77	81	77	68	56	54	51	36
Fri	33	44	60	67	66	63	62	68	75	81	78	75	68	58	60	54	37
Sat	34	34	35	40	46	63	67	70	76	76	75	76	72	71	70	59	38
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	45	56	65	70	72	75	70	67	67	66	57	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Whittier to Sherman Oaks (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier 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 Whittier to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Sherman Oaks to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	74	75	74	66	62	61	64	70	77	78	68	56	48	37	34
Tue	33	52	69	79	78	73	61	63	61	75	82	79	64	54	52	40	34
Wed	33	49	67	71	76	68	64	62	60	71	78	73	66	55	55	43	35
Thu	33	49	66	75	77	66	61	62	66	77	81	77	68	56	54	51	36
Fri	33	44	60	67	66	63	62	68	75	81	78	75	68	58	60	54	37
Sat	34	34	35	40	46	63	67	70	76	76	75	76	72	71	70	59	38
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	45	56	65	70	72	75	70	67	67	66	57	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	74	75	74	66	62	61	64	70	77	78	68	56	48	37	34
Tue	33	52	69	79	78	73	61	63	61	75	82	79	64	54	52	40	34
Wed	33	49	67	71	76	68	64	62	60	71	78	73	66	55	55	43	35
Thu	33	49	66	75	77	66	61	62	66	77	81	77	68	56	54	51	36
Fri	33	44	60	67	66	63	62	68	75	81	78	75	68	58	60	54	37
Sat	34	34	35	40	46	63	67	70	76	76	75	76	72	71	70	59	38
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	45	56	65	70	72	75	70	67	67	66	57	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	74	75	74	66	62	61	64	70	77	78	68	56	48	37	34
Tue	33	52	69	79	78	73	61	63	61	75	82	79	64	54	52	40	34
Wed	33	49	67	71	76	68	64	62	60	71	78	73	66	55	55	43	35
Thu	33	49	66	75	77	66	61	62	66	77	81	77	68	56	54	51	36
Fri	33	44	60	67	66	63	62	68	75	81	78	75	68	58	60	54	37
Sat	34	34	35	40	46	63	67	70	76	76	75	76	72	71	70	59	38
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	45	56	65	70	72	75	70	67	67	66	57	38