Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Culver City

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 56 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 Valencia 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	34	41	53	57	43	38	39	42	45	47	50	53	52	46	38	36	34
Tue	33	51	75	87	59	42	41	47	54	54	68	87	89	73	51	40	34
Wed	33	40	45	62	51	41	42	47	55	67	79	92	100	77	56	42	34
Thu	34	43	67	69	48	42	46	49	53	62	77	93	94	84	66	48	35
Fri	34	39	41	42	39	41	48	52	59	64	76	84	87	76	63	47	35
Sat	35	36	37	36	38	40	43	48	53	54	54	53	50	44	41	39	33
Sun	34	34	35	35	36	36	39	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	42	40	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Valencia to Culver City (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Culver City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Culver City to Valencia (return trip) · Valencia to Los Angeles · Valencia to Long Beach · Valencia to Bakersfield · Valencia to Anaheim · Valencia to Santa Ana · Valencia to Irvine · Valencia to Huntington Beach · Valencia to Glendale · Valencia to Santa Clarita · Valencia to Garden Grove · Valencia to Rancho Cucamonga

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	53	57	43	38	39	42	45	47	50	53	52	46	38	36	34
Tue	33	51	75	87	59	42	41	47	54	54	68	87	89	73	51	40	34
Wed	33	40	45	62	51	41	42	47	55	67	79	92	100	77	56	42	34
Thu	34	43	67	69	48	42	46	49	53	62	77	93	94	84	66	48	35
Fri	34	39	41	42	39	41	48	52	59	64	76	84	87	76	63	47	35
Sat	35	36	37	36	38	40	43	48	53	54	54	53	50	44	41	39	33
Sun	34	34	35	35	36	36	39	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	42	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	53	57	43	38	39	42	45	47	50	53	52	46	38	36	34
Tue	33	51	75	87	59	42	41	47	54	54	68	87	89	73	51	40	34
Wed	33	40	45	62	51	41	42	47	55	67	79	92	100	77	56	42	34
Thu	34	43	67	69	48	42	46	49	53	62	77	93	94	84	66	48	35
Fri	34	39	41	42	39	41	48	52	59	64	76	84	87	76	63	47	35
Sat	35	36	37	36	38	40	43	48	53	54	54	53	50	44	41	39	33
Sun	34	34	35	35	36	36	39	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	42	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	53	57	43	38	39	42	45	47	50	53	52	46	38	36	34
Tue	33	51	75	87	59	42	41	47	54	54	68	87	89	73	51	40	34
Wed	33	40	45	62	51	41	42	47	55	67	79	92	100	77	56	42	34
Thu	34	43	67	69	48	42	46	49	53	62	77	93	94	84	66	48	35
Fri	34	39	41	42	39	41	48	52	59	64	76	84	87	76	63	47	35
Sat	35	36	37	36	38	40	43	48	53	54	54	53	50	44	41	39	33
Sun	34	34	35	35	36	36	39	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	42	40	34