Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Culver City

Right now (10:50 pm PST): about 32 minutes via I-405 South.

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 Santa Clarita 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	32	44	57	53	39	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	57	80	69	45	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	37	33
Wed	32	37	44	54	40	33	33	33	34	34	36	35	35	37	36	35	32
Thu	33	47	67	55	36	35	35	33	36	33	34	35	36	35	34	34	33
Fri	32	35	37	34	33	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	33	35	35	34	34	34	35	39	40	35	35	35	35	34	33	34	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	37	35	35	36	36	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Culver City (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall 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 Santa Clarita to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 31 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Culver City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (2 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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	32	44	57	53	39	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	57	80	69	45	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	37	33
Wed	32	37	44	54	40	33	33	33	34	34	36	35	35	37	36	35	32
Thu	33	47	67	55	36	35	35	33	36	33	34	35	36	35	34	34	33
Fri	32	35	37	34	33	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	33	35	35	34	34	34	35	39	40	35	35	35	35	34	33	34	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	37	35	35	36	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	44	57	53	39	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	57	80	69	45	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	37	33
Wed	32	37	44	54	40	33	33	33	34	34	36	35	35	37	36	35	32
Thu	33	47	67	55	36	35	35	33	36	33	34	35	36	35	34	34	33
Fri	32	35	37	34	33	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	33	35	35	34	34	34	35	39	40	35	35	35	35	34	33	34	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	37	35	35	36	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	44	57	53	39	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	57	80	69	45	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	37	33
Wed	32	37	44	54	40	33	33	33	34	34	36	35	35	37	36	35	32
Thu	33	47	67	55	36	35	35	33	36	33	34	35	36	35	34	34	33
Fri	32	35	37	34	33	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	33	35	35	34	34	34	35	39	40	35	35	35	35	34	33	34	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	38	37	35	35	36	36	32