Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Costa Mesa

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-405 South, usually 54 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 Culver City to Costa Mesa 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	44	45	51	55	54	52	52	52	58	75	93	94	94	81	53	46	44
Tue	44	45	53	63	62	58	56	55	101	139	176	181	149	106	66	48	44
Wed	44	46	53	65	57	56	54	57	100	162	187	177	147	113	72	54	45
Thu	44	46	52	61	56	55	55	62	83	152	155	128	102	79	63	56	44
Fri	44	45	53	61	52	51	55	82	126	130	106	73	56	61	54	51	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	53	59	64	68	70	62	62	52	53	53	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	58	57	53	54	52	51	49	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Culver City to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 189 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Culver City to central Costa Mesa 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 Culver City to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Costa Mesa?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	51	55	54	52	52	52	58	75	93	94	94	81	53	46	44
Tue	44	45	53	63	62	58	56	55	101	139	176	181	149	106	66	48	44
Wed	44	46	53	65	57	56	54	57	100	162	187	177	147	113	72	54	45
Thu	44	46	52	61	56	55	55	62	83	152	155	128	102	79	63	56	44
Fri	44	45	53	61	52	51	55	82	126	130	106	73	56	61	54	51	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	53	59	64	68	70	62	62	52	53	53	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	58	57	53	54	52	51	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	51	55	54	52	52	52	58	75	93	94	94	81	53	46	44
Tue	44	45	53	63	62	58	56	55	101	139	176	181	149	106	66	48	44
Wed	44	46	53	65	57	56	54	57	100	162	187	177	147	113	72	54	45
Thu	44	46	52	61	56	55	55	62	83	152	155	128	102	79	63	56	44
Fri	44	45	53	61	52	51	55	82	126	130	106	73	56	61	54	51	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	53	59	64	68	70	62	62	52	53	53	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	58	57	53	54	52	51	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	51	55	54	52	52	52	58	75	93	94	94	81	53	46	44
Tue	44	45	53	63	62	58	56	55	101	139	176	181	149	106	66	48	44
Wed	44	46	53	65	57	56	54	57	100	162	187	177	147	113	72	54	45
Thu	44	46	52	61	56	55	55	62	83	152	155	128	102	79	63	56	44
Fri	44	45	53	61	52	51	55	82	126	130	106	73	56	61	54	51	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	53	59	64	68	70	62	62	52	53	53	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	58	57	53	54	52	51	49	45