Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Culver City

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 58 minutes via I-405 North, usually 66 at this time.

None 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 Huntington Beach 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	45	68	88	78	74	69	60	61	59	54	51	51	53	53	50	50	46
Tue	45	114	151	125	100	89	72	61	57	52	52	53	61	59	51	50	47
Wed	45	110	161	134	103	87	71	63	60	57	55	55	60	57	55	55	48
Thu	45	106	143	117	93	90	70	66	57	55	55	53	60	55	53	50	46
Fri	44	100	121	90	76	69	81	71	64	59	52	50	50	55	52	49	46
Sat	46	49	48	50	51	56	67	64	74	72	64	62	57	53	54	51	46
Sun	47	47	49	48	48	50	59	61	85	76	73	56	58	55	53	52	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Culver City (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange 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 Huntington Beach to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Culver City?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 44 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Culver City?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (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	45	68	88	78	74	69	60	61	59	54	51	51	53	53	50	50	46
Tue	45	114	151	125	100	89	72	61	57	52	52	53	61	59	51	50	47
Wed	45	110	161	134	103	87	71	63	60	57	55	55	60	57	55	55	48
Thu	45	106	143	117	93	90	70	66	57	55	55	53	60	55	53	50	46
Fri	44	100	121	90	76	69	81	71	64	59	52	50	50	55	52	49	46
Sat	46	49	48	50	51	56	67	64	74	72	64	62	57	53	54	51	46
Sun	47	47	49	48	48	50	59	61	85	76	73	56	58	55	53	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	68	88	78	74	69	60	61	59	54	51	51	53	53	50	50	46
Tue	45	114	151	125	100	89	72	61	57	52	52	53	61	59	51	50	47
Wed	45	110	161	134	103	87	71	63	60	57	55	55	60	57	55	55	48
Thu	45	106	143	117	93	90	70	66	57	55	55	53	60	55	53	50	46
Fri	44	100	121	90	76	69	81	71	64	59	52	50	50	55	52	49	46
Sat	46	49	48	50	51	56	67	64	74	72	64	62	57	53	54	51	46
Sun	47	47	49	48	48	50	59	61	85	76	73	56	58	55	53	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	68	88	78	74	69	60	61	59	54	51	51	53	53	50	50	46
Tue	45	114	151	125	100	89	72	61	57	52	52	53	61	59	51	50	47
Wed	45	110	161	134	103	87	71	63	60	57	55	55	60	57	55	55	48
Thu	45	106	143	117	93	90	70	66	57	55	55	53	60	55	53	50	46
Fri	44	100	121	90	76	69	81	71	64	59	52	50	50	55	52	49	46
Sat	46	49	48	50	51	56	67	64	74	72	64	62	57	53	54	51	46
Sun	47	47	49	48	48	50	59	61	85	76	73	56	58	55	53	52	46