Best Time to Drive from Downey to Culver City

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-10 West and I-710 North, usually 37 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 Downey to Culver City 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	23	41	58	65	48	37	33	32	31	30	29	27	28	26	24	23	22
Tue	23	44	60	71	56	46	34	31	29	29	28	26	25	25	25	24	22
Wed	23	43	65	70	56	42	34	31	28	27	28	26	24	24	24	23	22
Thu	23	40	59	69	54	42	39	33	31	29	30	28	27	27	27	25	24
Fri	23	38	44	49	39	35	35	35	38	35	34	31	29	30	31	27	24
Sat	22	23	27	27	29	39	42	39	37	33	29	31	31	29	30	27	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	24	28	28	33	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Downey to Culver City (via I-10 West and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Culver City (Duquesne 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 Downey to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 22 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Culver City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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Culver City to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	41	58	65	48	37	33	32	31	30	29	27	28	26	24	23	22
Tue	23	44	60	71	56	46	34	31	29	29	28	26	25	25	25	24	22
Wed	23	43	65	70	56	42	34	31	28	27	28	26	24	24	24	23	22
Thu	23	40	59	69	54	42	39	33	31	29	30	28	27	27	27	25	24
Fri	23	38	44	49	39	35	35	35	38	35	34	31	29	30	31	27	24
Sat	22	23	27	27	29	39	42	39	37	33	29	31	31	29	30	27	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	24	28	28	33	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	41	58	65	48	37	33	32	31	30	29	27	28	26	24	23	22
Tue	23	44	60	71	56	46	34	31	29	29	28	26	25	25	25	24	22
Wed	23	43	65	70	56	42	34	31	28	27	28	26	24	24	24	23	22
Thu	23	40	59	69	54	42	39	33	31	29	30	28	27	27	27	25	24
Fri	23	38	44	49	39	35	35	35	38	35	34	31	29	30	31	27	24
Sat	22	23	27	27	29	39	42	39	37	33	29	31	31	29	30	27	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	24	28	28	33	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	41	58	65	48	37	33	32	31	30	29	27	28	26	24	23	22
Tue	23	44	60	71	56	46	34	31	29	29	28	26	25	25	25	24	22
Wed	23	43	65	70	56	42	34	31	28	27	28	26	24	24	24	23	22
Thu	23	40	59	69	54	42	39	33	31	29	30	28	27	27	27	25	24
Fri	23	38	44	49	39	35	35	35	38	35	34	31	29	30	31	27	24
Sat	22	23	27	27	29	39	42	39	37	33	29	31	31	29	30	27	25
Sun	22	22	22	23	24	28	28	33	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	28