Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Culver City

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 West and I-110 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Glendale 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	18	24	30	33	34	32	29	31	30	33	33	36	35	30	26	21	19
Tue	19	23	33	37	41	42	35	30	31	41	50	53	49	30	28	23	19
Wed	19	23	34	37	39	41	38	36	36	41	49	49	48	39	28	24	20
Thu	19	23	32	35	42	39	33	33	34	48	54	54	49	36	29	27	21
Fri	19	23	30	36	37	32	32	36	46	54	50	48	46	34	31	30	23
Sat	20	20	20	21	27	38	39	40	46	47	50	52	50	49	37	35	22
Sun	19	20	20	20	20	23	29	34	36	36	38	36	32	29	28	29	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Glendale to Culver City (via I-5 South and I-10 West and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 18 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Culver City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	24	30	33	34	32	29	31	30	33	33	36	35	30	26	21	19
Tue	19	23	33	37	41	42	35	30	31	41	50	53	49	30	28	23	19
Wed	19	23	34	37	39	41	38	36	36	41	49	49	48	39	28	24	20
Thu	19	23	32	35	42	39	33	33	34	48	54	54	49	36	29	27	21
Fri	19	23	30	36	37	32	32	36	46	54	50	48	46	34	31	30	23
Sat	20	20	20	21	27	38	39	40	46	47	50	52	50	49	37	35	22
Sun	19	20	20	20	20	23	29	34	36	36	38	36	32	29	28	29	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	24	30	33	34	32	29	31	30	33	33	36	35	30	26	21	19
Tue	19	23	33	37	41	42	35	30	31	41	50	53	49	30	28	23	19
Wed	19	23	34	37	39	41	38	36	36	41	49	49	48	39	28	24	20
Thu	19	23	32	35	42	39	33	33	34	48	54	54	49	36	29	27	21
Fri	19	23	30	36	37	32	32	36	46	54	50	48	46	34	31	30	23
Sat	20	20	20	21	27	38	39	40	46	47	50	52	50	49	37	35	22
Sun	19	20	20	20	20	23	29	34	36	36	38	36	32	29	28	29	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	24	30	33	34	32	29	31	30	33	33	36	35	30	26	21	19
Tue	19	23	33	37	41	42	35	30	31	41	50	53	49	30	28	23	19
Wed	19	23	34	37	39	41	38	36	36	41	49	49	48	39	28	24	20
Thu	19	23	32	35	42	39	33	33	34	48	54	54	49	36	29	27	21
Fri	19	23	30	36	37	32	32	36	46	54	50	48	46	34	31	30	23
Sat	20	20	20	21	27	38	39	40	46	47	50	52	50	49	37	35	22
Sun	19	20	20	20	20	23	29	34	36	36	38	36	32	29	28	29	24