Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Culver City

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Norwalk 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	31	41	48	38	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	43	52	38	35	31	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	27	25	23
Wed	23	32	42	46	39	33	31	29	28	29	31	30	30	30	28	25	23
Thu	23	32	42	49	41	35	32	31	29	30	32	33	33	30	27	26	24
Fri	23	31	34	36	33	32	32	32	34	33	34	34	33	32	30	27	24
Sat	23	23	25	26	28	32	34	32	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	27	27	30	29	30	29	30	30	32	32	29	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Norwalk to Culver City (via I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 21 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 central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 23 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Culver City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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More drives

Culver City to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	31	41	48	38	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	43	52	38	35	31	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	27	25	23
Wed	23	32	42	46	39	33	31	29	28	29	31	30	30	30	28	25	23
Thu	23	32	42	49	41	35	32	31	29	30	32	33	33	30	27	26	24
Fri	23	31	34	36	33	32	32	32	34	33	34	34	33	32	30	27	24
Sat	23	23	25	26	28	32	34	32	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	27	27	30	29	30	29	30	30	32	32	29	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	31	41	48	38	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	43	52	38	35	31	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	27	25	23
Wed	23	32	42	46	39	33	31	29	28	29	31	30	30	30	28	25	23
Thu	23	32	42	49	41	35	32	31	29	30	32	33	33	30	27	26	24
Fri	23	31	34	36	33	32	32	32	34	33	34	34	33	32	30	27	24
Sat	23	23	25	26	28	32	34	32	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	27	27	30	29	30	29	30	30	32	32	29	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	31	41	48	38	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	43	52	38	35	31	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	27	25	23
Wed	23	32	42	46	39	33	31	29	28	29	31	30	30	30	28	25	23
Thu	23	32	42	49	41	35	32	31	29	30	32	33	33	30	27	26	24
Fri	23	31	34	36	33	32	32	32	34	33	34	34	33	32	30	27	24
Sat	23	23	25	26	28	32	34	32	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27	25
Sun	23	23	23	24	24	27	27	30	29	30	29	30	30	32	32	29	26