Best Time to Drive from Culver City to La Jolla

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 169 minutes via I-5 South and I-405 South, usually 138 at this time.

Only 21% 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.

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 109 minutes and up to 247 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 152 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (151 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 20 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 247 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 121-mile drive usually takes 109 to 247 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 152 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to La Jolla?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 247 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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