Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Santa Ana

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Santa Ana 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	39	45	59	59	46	44	51	49	54	57	81	94	88	77	52	41	38
Tue	37	45	66	66	48	44	47	51	51	60	86	100	94	85	60	46	38
Wed	37	44	72	67	51	43	46	49	52	65	77	84	83	77	62	47	38
Thu	37	43	68	66	50	49	54	56	62	68	91	98	94	85	59	44	40
Fri	37	41	58	58	52	48	49	53	63	82	94	94	96	81	56	48	40
Sat	38	39	39	43	46	45	51	52	55	61	64	63	54	51	46	47	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	46	45	53	53	58	56	53	52	48	50	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Culver City to Santa Ana (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Culver City (Duquesne Avenue) to central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Santa Ana?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 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	39	45	59	59	46	44	51	49	54	57	81	94	88	77	52	41	38
Tue	37	45	66	66	48	44	47	51	51	60	86	100	94	85	60	46	38
Wed	37	44	72	67	51	43	46	49	52	65	77	84	83	77	62	47	38
Thu	37	43	68	66	50	49	54	56	62	68	91	98	94	85	59	44	40
Fri	37	41	58	58	52	48	49	53	63	82	94	94	96	81	56	48	40
Sat	38	39	39	43	46	45	51	52	55	61	64	63	54	51	46	47	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	46	45	53	53	58	56	53	52	48	50	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	45	59	59	46	44	51	49	54	57	81	94	88	77	52	41	38
Tue	37	45	66	66	48	44	47	51	51	60	86	100	94	85	60	46	38
Wed	37	44	72	67	51	43	46	49	52	65	77	84	83	77	62	47	38
Thu	37	43	68	66	50	49	54	56	62	68	91	98	94	85	59	44	40
Fri	37	41	58	58	52	48	49	53	63	82	94	94	96	81	56	48	40
Sat	38	39	39	43	46	45	51	52	55	61	64	63	54	51	46	47	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	46	45	53	53	58	56	53	52	48	50	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	45	59	59	46	44	51	49	54	57	81	94	88	77	52	41	38
Tue	37	45	66	66	48	44	47	51	51	60	86	100	94	85	60	46	38
Wed	37	44	72	67	51	43	46	49	52	65	77	84	83	77	62	47	38
Thu	37	43	68	66	50	49	54	56	62	68	91	98	94	85	59	44	40
Fri	37	41	58	58	52	48	49	53	63	82	94	94	96	81	56	48	40
Sat	38	39	39	43	46	45	51	52	55	61	64	63	54	51	46	47	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	46	45	53	53	58	56	53	52	48	50	47	41