Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Culver City

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Santa Ana 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	39	54	57	63	55	47	46	45	45	46	48	47	49	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	54	64	68	57	50	46	45	45	45	47	49	51	48	43	39	38
Wed	39	53	62	65	57	49	46	46	44	44	48	51	52	48	43	40	38
Thu	38	52	60	65	55	50	48	46	45	45	49	53	53	48	45	41	39
Fri	38	49	49	52	49	47	47	48	49	50	56	53	57	55	46	41	39
Sat	38	39	41	42	44	47	51	49	47	45	46	47	48	45	44	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	47	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Ana to Culver City (via I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Santa Ana to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Culver City?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Culver City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (19 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	54	57	63	55	47	46	45	45	46	48	47	49	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	54	64	68	57	50	46	45	45	45	47	49	51	48	43	39	38
Wed	39	53	62	65	57	49	46	46	44	44	48	51	52	48	43	40	38
Thu	38	52	60	65	55	50	48	46	45	45	49	53	53	48	45	41	39
Fri	38	49	49	52	49	47	47	48	49	50	56	53	57	55	46	41	39
Sat	38	39	41	42	44	47	51	49	47	45	46	47	48	45	44	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	47	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	54	57	63	55	47	46	45	45	46	48	47	49	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	54	64	68	57	50	46	45	45	45	47	49	51	48	43	39	38
Wed	39	53	62	65	57	49	46	46	44	44	48	51	52	48	43	40	38
Thu	38	52	60	65	55	50	48	46	45	45	49	53	53	48	45	41	39
Fri	38	49	49	52	49	47	47	48	49	50	56	53	57	55	46	41	39
Sat	38	39	41	42	44	47	51	49	47	45	46	47	48	45	44	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	47	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	54	57	63	55	47	46	45	45	46	48	47	49	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	54	64	68	57	50	46	45	45	45	47	49	51	48	43	39	38
Wed	39	53	62	65	57	49	46	46	44	44	48	51	52	48	43	40	38
Thu	38	52	60	65	55	50	48	46	45	45	49	53	53	48	45	41	39
Fri	38	49	49	52	49	47	47	48	49	50	56	53	57	55	46	41	39
Sat	38	39	41	42	44	47	51	49	47	45	46	47	48	45	44	42	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	47	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	40