Best Time to Drive from Culver City to SNA

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-405 South, usually 43 at this time.

None 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 SNA 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	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43
Tue	42	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	43	43	43	43
Wed	43	42	44	43	43	44	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	43	43	43
Thu	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	43	43
Fri	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Culver City to SNA (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 6 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 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
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Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43

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