Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Culver City

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-118 East and I-405 South, usually 37 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 Simi Valley 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	36	45	57	56	52	45	43	42	42	44	48	51	50	44	39	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	60	55	47	44	43	43	45	50	55	54	47	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	61	61	55	49	46	44	44	46	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	46	44	44	46	52	58	57	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	47	48	51	56	60	57	48	41	39	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Simi Valley to Culver City (via SR-118 East and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd 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 Simi Valley to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Culver City?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Culver City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	57	56	52	45	43	42	42	44	48	51	50	44	39	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	60	55	47	44	43	43	45	50	55	54	47	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	61	61	55	49	46	44	44	46	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	46	44	44	46	52	58	57	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	47	48	51	56	60	57	48	41	39	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	57	56	52	45	43	42	42	44	48	51	50	44	39	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	60	55	47	44	43	43	45	50	55	54	47	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	61	61	55	49	46	44	44	46	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	46	44	44	46	52	58	57	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	47	48	51	56	60	57	48	41	39	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	57	56	52	45	43	42	42	44	48	51	50	44	39	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	60	55	47	44	43	43	45	50	55	54	47	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	61	61	55	49	46	44	44	46	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	46	44	44	46	52	58	57	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	47	48	51	56	60	57	48	41	39	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37