Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Whittier

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Whittier 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	33	38	45	47	34	39	55	48	58	70	95	105	102	89	53	33	30
Tue	29	32	53	55	36	38	44	50	50	74	97	106	107	95	63	41	30
Wed	30	32	58	58	38	33	41	48	55	83	95	99	101	90	69	44	30
Thu	29	32	53	55	36	42	52	62	72	84	102	107	107	98	62	41	33
Fri	29	30	51	59	52	46	50	61	79	93	102	104	106	91	57	46	33
Sat	30	29	30	37	43	42	55	57	63	70	69	66	58	52	44	46	34
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	43	43	58	58	68	60	58	53	46	49	44	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Culver City to Whittier (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 110 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 56 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 Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 29 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	45	47	34	39	55	48	58	70	95	105	102	89	53	33	30
Tue	29	32	53	55	36	38	44	50	50	74	97	106	107	95	63	41	30
Wed	30	32	58	58	38	33	41	48	55	83	95	99	101	90	69	44	30
Thu	29	32	53	55	36	42	52	62	72	84	102	107	107	98	62	41	33
Fri	29	30	51	59	52	46	50	61	79	93	102	104	106	91	57	46	33
Sat	30	29	30	37	43	42	55	57	63	70	69	66	58	52	44	46	34
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	43	43	58	58	68	60	58	53	46	49	44	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	45	47	34	39	55	48	58	70	95	105	102	89	53	33	30
Tue	29	32	53	55	36	38	44	50	50	74	97	106	107	95	63	41	30
Wed	30	32	58	58	38	33	41	48	55	83	95	99	101	90	69	44	30
Thu	29	32	53	55	36	42	52	62	72	84	102	107	107	98	62	41	33
Fri	29	30	51	59	52	46	50	61	79	93	102	104	106	91	57	46	33
Sat	30	29	30	37	43	42	55	57	63	70	69	66	58	52	44	46	34
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	43	43	58	58	68	60	58	53	46	49	44	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	45	47	34	39	55	48	58	70	95	105	102	89	53	33	30
Tue	29	32	53	55	36	38	44	50	50	74	97	106	107	95	63	41	30
Wed	30	32	58	58	38	33	41	48	55	83	95	99	101	90	69	44	30
Thu	29	32	53	55	36	42	52	62	72	84	102	107	107	98	62	41	33
Fri	29	30	51	59	52	46	50	61	79	93	102	104	106	91	57	46	33
Sat	30	29	30	37	43	42	55	57	63	70	69	66	58	52	44	46	34
Sun	30	30	29	30	31	43	43	58	58	68	60	58	53	46	49	44	35