Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Valencia

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 37 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 Valencia 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	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	52	69	81	85	70	47	39	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	46	66	89	93	73	53	42	38
Wed	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	45	64	75	86	71	53	39	35
Thu	34	35	37	41	41	40	40	42	45	50	69	92	88	67	52	41	36
Fri	35	35	36	37	37	46	45	48	50	56	69	78	77	65	47	39	37
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	41	50	50	43	46	42	42	40	37	36	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	37	47	58	67	66	66	46	40	41	38	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Culver City to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 4 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 Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 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	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	52	69	81	85	70	47	39	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	46	66	89	93	73	53	42	38
Wed	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	45	64	75	86	71	53	39	35
Thu	34	35	37	41	41	40	40	42	45	50	69	92	88	67	52	41	36
Fri	35	35	36	37	37	46	45	48	50	56	69	78	77	65	47	39	37
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	41	50	50	43	46	42	42	40	37	36	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	37	47	58	67	66	66	46	40	41	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	52	69	81	85	70	47	39	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	46	66	89	93	73	53	42	38
Wed	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	45	64	75	86	71	53	39	35
Thu	34	35	37	41	41	40	40	42	45	50	69	92	88	67	52	41	36
Fri	35	35	36	37	37	46	45	48	50	56	69	78	77	65	47	39	37
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	41	50	50	43	46	42	42	40	37	36	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	37	47	58	67	66	66	46	40	41	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	52	69	81	85	70	47	39	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	46	66	89	93	73	53	42	38
Wed	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	38	45	64	75	86	71	53	39	35
Thu	34	35	37	41	41	40	40	42	45	50	69	92	88	67	52	41	36
Fri	35	35	36	37	37	46	45	48	50	56	69	78	77	65	47	39	37
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	41	50	50	43	46	42	42	40	37	36	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	37	47	58	67	66	66	46	40	41	38	37	35