Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Santa Clarita

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Clarita 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	32	32	34	33	34	35	37	40	68	106	123	111	77	48	36	33
Tue	32	33	33	34	35	34	35	37	40	58	103	127	110	79	52	37	33
Wed	32	33	33	35	35	35	34	36	41	55	99	120	117	91	62	39	34
Thu	34	34	34	36	36	36	37	40	49	59	93	120	107	80	53	39	34
Fri	33	33	33	36	36	35	36	37	44	63	92	113	102	70	46	37	33
Sat	32	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Culver City to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 27 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 Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (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	32	32	32	34	33	34	35	37	40	68	106	123	111	77	48	36	33
Tue	32	33	33	34	35	34	35	37	40	58	103	127	110	79	52	37	33
Wed	32	33	33	35	35	35	34	36	41	55	99	120	117	91	62	39	34
Thu	34	34	34	36	36	36	37	40	49	59	93	120	107	80	53	39	34
Fri	33	33	33	36	36	35	36	37	44	63	92	113	102	70	46	37	33
Sat	32	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	34	33	34	35	37	40	68	106	123	111	77	48	36	33
Tue	32	33	33	34	35	34	35	37	40	58	103	127	110	79	52	37	33
Wed	32	33	33	35	35	35	34	36	41	55	99	120	117	91	62	39	34
Thu	34	34	34	36	36	36	37	40	49	59	93	120	107	80	53	39	34
Fri	33	33	33	36	36	35	36	37	44	63	92	113	102	70	46	37	33
Sat	32	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	32	34	33	34	35	37	40	68	106	123	111	77	48	36	33
Tue	32	33	33	34	35	34	35	37	40	58	103	127	110	79	52	37	33
Wed	32	33	33	35	35	35	34	36	41	55	99	120	117	91	62	39	34
Thu	34	34	34	36	36	36	37	40	49	59	93	120	107	80	53	39	34
Fri	33	33	33	36	36	35	36	37	44	63	92	113	102	70	46	37	33
Sat	32	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33