Best Time to Drive from SNA to Culver City

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-405 North, usually 41 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 SNA 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	40	54	69	64	62	58	51	53	52	49	48	49	52	51	45	45	41
Tue	40	77	114	102	83	71	61	53	50	48	49	50	57	56	48	46	42
Wed	40	73	122	110	84	72	61	55	54	53	51	53	57	55	52	52	43
Thu	40	74	110	95	76	73	58	57	51	51	52	54	58	55	50	47	41
Fri	40	70	95	74	64	57	66	59	55	53	49	50	52	52	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	44	45	48	56	54	60	60	57	54	51	48	49	47	41
Sun	41	41	43	42	43	45	50	52	67	61	61	49	51	49	47	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from SNA to Culver City (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Culver City?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	54	69	64	62	58	51	53	52	49	48	49	52	51	45	45	41
Tue	40	77	114	102	83	71	61	53	50	48	49	50	57	56	48	46	42
Wed	40	73	122	110	84	72	61	55	54	53	51	53	57	55	52	52	43
Thu	40	74	110	95	76	73	58	57	51	51	52	54	58	55	50	47	41
Fri	40	70	95	74	64	57	66	59	55	53	49	50	52	52	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	44	45	48	56	54	60	60	57	54	51	48	49	47	41
Sun	41	41	43	42	43	45	50	52	67	61	61	49	51	49	47	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	54	69	64	62	58	51	53	52	49	48	49	52	51	45	45	41
Tue	40	77	114	102	83	71	61	53	50	48	49	50	57	56	48	46	42
Wed	40	73	122	110	84	72	61	55	54	53	51	53	57	55	52	52	43
Thu	40	74	110	95	76	73	58	57	51	51	52	54	58	55	50	47	41
Fri	40	70	95	74	64	57	66	59	55	53	49	50	52	52	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	44	45	48	56	54	60	60	57	54	51	48	49	47	41
Sun	41	41	43	42	43	45	50	52	67	61	61	49	51	49	47	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	54	69	64	62	58	51	53	52	49	48	49	52	51	45	45	41
Tue	40	77	114	102	83	71	61	53	50	48	49	50	57	56	48	46	42
Wed	40	73	122	110	84	72	61	55	54	53	51	53	57	55	52	52	43
Thu	40	74	110	95	76	73	58	57	51	51	52	54	58	55	50	47	41
Fri	40	70	95	74	64	57	66	59	55	53	49	50	52	52	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	44	45	48	56	54	60	60	57	54	51	48	49	47	41
Sun	41	41	43	42	43	45	50	52	67	61	61	49	51	49	47	47	41