Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Culver City

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-405 North, usually 38 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 Long 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	25	31	42	45	42	38	36	34	33	35	40	41	38	32	28	27	26
Tue	24	33	50	54	48	41	37	34	33	35	38	39	39	34	30	27	25
Wed	25	34	52	57	51	43	38	35	34	36	38	40	39	35	30	28	25
Thu	25	33	49	55	49	43	39	37	36	38	40	40	39	34	30	28	26
Fri	24	31	42	45	43	41	41	40	39	41	40	38	36	33	30	28	25
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	35	37	37	36	33	33	31	29	27	25
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	29	32	34	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Long Beach to Culver City (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Culver City?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-710 North 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	25	31	42	45	42	38	36	34	33	35	40	41	38	32	28	27	26
Tue	24	33	50	54	48	41	37	34	33	35	38	39	39	34	30	27	25
Wed	25	34	52	57	51	43	38	35	34	36	38	40	39	35	30	28	25
Thu	25	33	49	55	49	43	39	37	36	38	40	40	39	34	30	28	26
Fri	24	31	42	45	43	41	41	40	39	41	40	38	36	33	30	28	25
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	35	37	37	36	33	33	31	29	27	25
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	29	32	34	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	31	42	45	42	38	36	34	33	35	40	41	38	32	28	27	26
Tue	24	33	50	54	48	41	37	34	33	35	38	39	39	34	30	27	25
Wed	25	34	52	57	51	43	38	35	34	36	38	40	39	35	30	28	25
Thu	25	33	49	55	49	43	39	37	36	38	40	40	39	34	30	28	26
Fri	24	31	42	45	43	41	41	40	39	41	40	38	36	33	30	28	25
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	35	37	37	36	33	33	31	29	27	25
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	29	32	34	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	31	42	45	42	38	36	34	33	35	40	41	38	32	28	27	26
Tue	24	33	50	54	48	41	37	34	33	35	38	39	39	34	30	27	25
Wed	25	34	52	57	51	43	38	35	34	36	38	40	39	35	30	28	25
Thu	25	33	49	55	49	43	39	37	36	38	40	40	39	34	30	28	26
Fri	24	31	42	45	43	41	41	40	39	41	40	38	36	33	30	28	25
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	35	37	37	36	33	33	31	29	27	25
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	27	29	32	34	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26