Best Time to Drive from Culver City to LAX

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Culver City to LAX (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 28 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (21 minutes).

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 17 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Culver City (Duquesne Avenue) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Culver City to LAX by day and time you leave (local time)
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Mon	13	13	17	19	18	17	16	15	15	17	20	22	23	22	17	13	13
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Sun	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	17	17	16	14	14	13	13	13

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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 28 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 9-mile drive usually takes 13 to 28 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to LAX?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 28 minutes.

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