Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Culver City

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Whittier 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	54	54	59	46	42	49	50	54	45	60	61	60	57	56	35	33
Tue	32	46	61	69	51	46	41	46	44	52	61	59	58	58	57	46	32
Wed	32	46	66	73	53	43	42	43	42	58	60	58	57	57	58	42	31
Thu	31	45	57	70	51	47	51	50	57	50	59	60	60	58	58	42	35
Fri	32	42	52	59	57	48	47	48	56	63	63	63	62	61	60	51	33
Sat	31	32	34	35	43	46	53	54	51	57	63	62	56	52	46	43	37
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	39	40	49	48	54	54	51	51	51	48	47	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Whittier to Culver City (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 31 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Culver City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Culver City to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard · Whittier to Irvine

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	54	54	59	46	42	49	50	54	45	60	61	60	57	56	35	33
Tue	32	46	61	69	51	46	41	46	44	52	61	59	58	58	57	46	32
Wed	32	46	66	73	53	43	42	43	42	58	60	58	57	57	58	42	31
Thu	31	45	57	70	51	47	51	50	57	50	59	60	60	58	58	42	35
Fri	32	42	52	59	57	48	47	48	56	63	63	63	62	61	60	51	33
Sat	31	32	34	35	43	46	53	54	51	57	63	62	56	52	46	43	37
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	39	40	49	48	54	54	51	51	51	48	47	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	54	54	59	46	42	49	50	54	45	60	61	60	57	56	35	33
Tue	32	46	61	69	51	46	41	46	44	52	61	59	58	58	57	46	32
Wed	32	46	66	73	53	43	42	43	42	58	60	58	57	57	58	42	31
Thu	31	45	57	70	51	47	51	50	57	50	59	60	60	58	58	42	35
Fri	32	42	52	59	57	48	47	48	56	63	63	63	62	61	60	51	33
Sat	31	32	34	35	43	46	53	54	51	57	63	62	56	52	46	43	37
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	39	40	49	48	54	54	51	51	51	48	47	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	54	54	59	46	42	49	50	54	45	60	61	60	57	56	35	33
Tue	32	46	61	69	51	46	41	46	44	52	61	59	58	58	57	46	32
Wed	32	46	66	73	53	43	42	43	42	58	60	58	57	57	58	42	31
Thu	31	45	57	70	51	47	51	50	57	50	59	60	60	58	58	42	35
Fri	32	42	52	59	57	48	47	48	56	63	63	63	62	61	60	51	33
Sat	31	32	34	35	43	46	53	54	51	57	63	62	56	52	46	43	37
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	39	40	49	48	54	54	51	51	51	48	47	36