Best Time to Drive from Culver City to La Jolla

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 152 minutes via I-5 South and I-405 South, usually 114 at this time.

Only 44% 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 La Jolla 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	111	116	123	143	121	114	114	114	115	115	114	114	113	112	111	111	110
Tue	112	120	133	155	135	119	117	116	116	117	118	117	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	112	119	134	147	130	117	116	116	116	118	121	120	115	113	111	110	110
Thu	112	119	131	149	133	121	119	118	120	119	122	118	114	114	111	110	110
Fri	112	114	115	128	122	121	125	132	138	138	137	130	123	116	112	111	110
Sat	110	111	111	117	126	132	131	130	129	124	128	122	116	113	112	111	110
Sun	110	110	110	111	112	116	119	117	117	116	116	115	113	113	113	111	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 121-mile drive from Culver City to La Jolla (via I-5 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (132 minutes).

About 111 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 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 La Jolla 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 La Jolla?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to La Jolla?

The 121-mile drive usually takes 110 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to La Jolla?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (35 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-805 South in San Diego (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	111	116	123	143	121	114	114	114	115	115	114	114	113	112	111	111	110
Tue	112	120	133	155	135	119	117	116	116	117	118	117	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	112	119	134	147	130	117	116	116	116	118	121	120	115	113	111	110	110
Thu	112	119	131	149	133	121	119	118	120	119	122	118	114	114	111	110	110
Fri	112	114	115	128	122	121	125	132	138	138	137	130	123	116	112	111	110
Sat	110	111	111	117	126	132	131	130	129	124	128	122	116	113	112	111	110
Sun	110	110	110	111	112	116	119	117	117	116	116	115	113	113	113	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	111	116	123	143	121	114	114	114	115	115	114	114	113	112	111	111	110
Tue	112	120	133	155	135	119	117	116	116	117	118	117	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	112	119	134	147	130	117	116	116	116	118	121	120	115	113	111	110	110
Thu	112	119	131	149	133	121	119	118	120	119	122	118	114	114	111	110	110
Fri	112	114	115	128	122	121	125	132	138	138	137	130	123	116	112	111	110
Sat	110	111	111	117	126	132	131	130	129	124	128	122	116	113	112	111	110
Sun	110	110	110	111	112	116	119	117	117	116	116	115	113	113	113	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	111	116	123	143	121	114	114	114	115	115	114	114	113	112	111	111	110
Tue	112	120	133	155	135	119	117	116	116	117	118	117	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	112	119	134	147	130	117	116	116	116	118	121	120	115	113	111	110	110
Thu	112	119	131	149	133	121	119	118	120	119	122	118	114	114	111	110	110
Fri	112	114	115	128	122	121	125	132	138	138	137	130	123	116	112	111	110
Sat	110	111	111	117	126	132	131	130	129	124	128	122	116	113	112	111	110
Sun	110	110	110	111	112	116	119	117	117	116	116	115	113	113	113	111	109