Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Torrance

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 36 minutes via I-110 South.

Only 11% 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 Altadena to Torrance 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	35	37	38	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	43	40	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	39	45	43	44	39	39	41	40	44	47	44	41	40	38	36
Wed	35	37	38	41	42	43	41	40	41	41	45	45	44	40	40	39	37
Thu	35	37	39	42	41	43	41	40	42	42	43	45	44	40	39	40	37
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	41	43	43	42	44	45	44	44	43	44	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	45	47	46	42	42	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	41	40	41	40	40	40	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Altadena to Torrance (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to central Torrance 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 Altadena to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Torrance?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 35 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	43	40	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	39	45	43	44	39	39	41	40	44	47	44	41	40	38	36
Wed	35	37	38	41	42	43	41	40	41	41	45	45	44	40	40	39	37
Thu	35	37	39	42	41	43	41	40	42	42	43	45	44	40	39	40	37
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	41	43	43	42	44	45	44	44	43	44	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	45	47	46	42	42	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	41	40	41	40	40	40	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	43	40	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	39	45	43	44	39	39	41	40	44	47	44	41	40	38	36
Wed	35	37	38	41	42	43	41	40	41	41	45	45	44	40	40	39	37
Thu	35	37	39	42	41	43	41	40	42	42	43	45	44	40	39	40	37
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	41	43	43	42	44	45	44	44	43	44	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	45	47	46	42	42	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	41	40	41	40	40	40	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	43	40	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	39	45	43	44	39	39	41	40	44	47	44	41	40	38	36
Wed	35	37	38	41	42	43	41	40	41	41	45	45	44	40	40	39	37
Thu	35	37	39	42	41	43	41	40	42	42	43	45	44	40	39	40	37
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	41	43	43	42	44	45	44	44	43	44	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	45	47	46	42	42	40	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	41	40	41	40	40	40	39	36