Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Culver City

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 84 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Lancaster 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	85	103	96	87	81	82	84	86	86	88	91	90	88	80	77	75	74
Tue	96	108	118	106	86	85	88	94	96	101	118	128	120	93	84	77	74
Wed	102	90	93	95	83	83	87	91	101	111	123	137	125	98	87	76	74
Thu	102	111	104	93	84	88	88	91	98	110	124	133	126	111	92	78	75
Fri	82	85	82	82	82	86	91	94	101	109	120	123	119	103	91	78	73
Sat	75	77	77	78	79	80	83	87	89	92	92	88	84	80	79	76	74
Sun	73	74	75	75	76	78	81	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	82	78	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Lancaster to Culver City (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Culver City 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 Lancaster to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 73 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Culver City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	103	96	87	81	82	84	86	86	88	91	90	88	80	77	75	74
Tue	96	108	118	106	86	85	88	94	96	101	118	128	120	93	84	77	74
Wed	102	90	93	95	83	83	87	91	101	111	123	137	125	98	87	76	74
Thu	102	111	104	93	84	88	88	91	98	110	124	133	126	111	92	78	75
Fri	82	85	82	82	82	86	91	94	101	109	120	123	119	103	91	78	73
Sat	75	77	77	78	79	80	83	87	89	92	92	88	84	80	79	76	74
Sun	73	74	75	75	76	78	81	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	82	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	103	96	87	81	82	84	86	86	88	91	90	88	80	77	75	74
Tue	96	108	118	106	86	85	88	94	96	101	118	128	120	93	84	77	74
Wed	102	90	93	95	83	83	87	91	101	111	123	137	125	98	87	76	74
Thu	102	111	104	93	84	88	88	91	98	110	124	133	126	111	92	78	75
Fri	82	85	82	82	82	86	91	94	101	109	120	123	119	103	91	78	73
Sat	75	77	77	78	79	80	83	87	89	92	92	88	84	80	79	76	74
Sun	73	74	75	75	76	78	81	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	82	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	103	96	87	81	82	84	86	86	88	91	90	88	80	77	75	74
Tue	96	108	118	106	86	85	88	94	96	101	118	128	120	93	84	77	74
Wed	102	90	93	95	83	83	87	91	101	111	123	137	125	98	87	76	74
Thu	102	111	104	93	84	88	88	91	98	110	124	133	126	111	92	78	75
Fri	82	85	82	82	82	86	91	94	101	109	120	123	119	103	91	78	73
Sat	75	77	77	78	79	80	83	87	89	92	92	88	84	80	79	76	74
Sun	73	74	75	75	76	78	81	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	82	78	74