Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Whittier

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 3% 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	32	38	45	45	34	39	54	48	58	69	95	104	102	90	54	33	30
Tue	29	32	55	58	35	38	43	46	51	76	96	108	108	97	67	40	30
Wed	29	32	54	55	38	35	42	44	54	74	84	94	90	82	65	42	31
Thu	29	32	50	53	36	41	52	59	71	84	101	106	108	99	64	41	33
Fri	29	30	48	57	49	45	48	61	79	93	101	105	106	90	59	45	33
Sat	30	29	30	35	42	45	55	57	61	67	65	62	58	55	47	42	36
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	43	47	60	61	68	59	57	55	49	50	45	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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (68 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 55 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 59 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	32	38	45	45	34	39	54	48	58	69	95	104	102	90	54	33	30
Tue	29	32	55	58	35	38	43	46	51	76	96	108	108	97	67	40	30
Wed	29	32	54	55	38	35	42	44	54	74	84	94	90	82	65	42	31
Thu	29	32	50	53	36	41	52	59	71	84	101	106	108	99	64	41	33
Fri	29	30	48	57	49	45	48	61	79	93	101	105	106	90	59	45	33
Sat	30	29	30	35	42	45	55	57	61	67	65	62	58	55	47	42	36
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	43	47	60	61	68	59	57	55	49	50	45	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	45	45	34	39	54	48	58	69	95	104	102	90	54	33	30
Tue	29	32	55	58	35	38	43	46	51	76	96	108	108	97	67	40	30
Wed	29	32	54	55	38	35	42	44	54	74	84	94	90	82	65	42	31
Thu	29	32	50	53	36	41	52	59	71	84	101	106	108	99	64	41	33
Fri	29	30	48	57	49	45	48	61	79	93	101	105	106	90	59	45	33
Sat	30	29	30	35	42	45	55	57	61	67	65	62	58	55	47	42	36
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	43	47	60	61	68	59	57	55	49	50	45	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	45	45	34	39	54	48	58	69	95	104	102	90	54	33	30
Tue	29	32	55	58	35	38	43	46	51	76	96	108	108	97	67	40	30
Wed	29	32	54	55	38	35	42	44	54	74	84	94	90	82	65	42	31
Thu	29	32	50	53	36	41	52	59	71	84	101	106	108	99	64	41	33
Fri	29	30	48	57	49	45	48	61	79	93	101	105	106	90	59	45	33
Sat	30	29	30	35	42	45	55	57	61	67	65	62	58	55	47	42	36
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	43	47	60	61	68	59	57	55	49	50	45	35