Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Fullerton

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 63 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Fullerton 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	32	37	45	46	38	38	44	41	45	47	65	74	70	63	42	35	32
Tue	31	35	51	53	40	38	40	42	44	52	66	75	75	68	51	38	32
Wed	32	34	50	51	41	37	39	41	43	48	55	62	59	54	46	38	32
Thu	31	35	51	53	41	41	45	47	52	55	73	75	76	68	50	37	34
Fri	31	34	45	47	43	41	42	46	53	64	74	74	75	66	48	38	34
Sat	32	33	33	36	39	39	43	44	45	48	50	48	45	43	39	38	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	40	40	45	45	47	46	44	43	40	41	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Culver City to Fullerton (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Fullerton?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	32	37	45	46	38	38	44	41	45	47	65	74	70	63	42	35	32
Tue	31	35	51	53	40	38	40	42	44	52	66	75	75	68	51	38	32
Wed	32	34	50	51	41	37	39	41	43	48	55	62	59	54	46	38	32
Thu	31	35	51	53	41	41	45	47	52	55	73	75	76	68	50	37	34
Fri	31	34	45	47	43	41	42	46	53	64	74	74	75	66	48	38	34
Sat	32	33	33	36	39	39	43	44	45	48	50	48	45	43	39	38	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	40	40	45	45	47	46	44	43	40	41	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	45	46	38	38	44	41	45	47	65	74	70	63	42	35	32
Tue	31	35	51	53	40	38	40	42	44	52	66	75	75	68	51	38	32
Wed	32	34	50	51	41	37	39	41	43	48	55	62	59	54	46	38	32
Thu	31	35	51	53	41	41	45	47	52	55	73	75	76	68	50	37	34
Fri	31	34	45	47	43	41	42	46	53	64	74	74	75	66	48	38	34
Sat	32	33	33	36	39	39	43	44	45	48	50	48	45	43	39	38	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	40	40	45	45	47	46	44	43	40	41	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	45	46	38	38	44	41	45	47	65	74	70	63	42	35	32
Tue	31	35	51	53	40	38	40	42	44	52	66	75	75	68	51	38	32
Wed	32	34	50	51	41	37	39	41	43	48	55	62	59	54	46	38	32
Thu	31	35	51	53	41	41	45	47	52	55	73	75	76	68	50	37	34
Fri	31	34	45	47	43	41	42	46	53	64	74	74	75	66	48	38	34
Sat	32	33	33	36	39	39	43	44	45	48	50	48	45	43	39	38	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	40	40	45	45	47	46	44	43	40	41	39	35