Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Torrance

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 44 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 44 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Anaheim 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	34	35	39	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	40	41	41	40	35	34	34
Tue	34	38	47	48	45	41	40	39	39	43	51	49	49	42	37	35	34
Wed	34	38	45	47	44	41	39	39	39	42	48	50	52	47	38	35	34
Thu	34	38	45	48	44	41	40	39	40	44	52	53	48	45	38	35	34
Fri	34	37	41	43	41	40	40	40	43	48	49	48	47	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	40	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Anaheim to Torrance (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Anaheim to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 34 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	40	41	41	40	35	34	34
Tue	34	38	47	48	45	41	40	39	39	43	51	49	49	42	37	35	34
Wed	34	38	45	47	44	41	39	39	39	42	48	50	52	47	38	35	34
Thu	34	38	45	48	44	41	40	39	40	44	52	53	48	45	38	35	34
Fri	34	37	41	43	41	40	40	40	43	48	49	48	47	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	40	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	40	41	41	40	35	34	34
Tue	34	38	47	48	45	41	40	39	39	43	51	49	49	42	37	35	34
Wed	34	38	45	47	44	41	39	39	39	42	48	50	52	47	38	35	34
Thu	34	38	45	48	44	41	40	39	40	44	52	53	48	45	38	35	34
Fri	34	37	41	43	41	40	40	40	43	48	49	48	47	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	40	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	40	41	41	40	35	34	34
Tue	34	38	47	48	45	41	40	39	39	43	51	49	49	42	37	35	34
Wed	34	38	45	47	44	41	39	39	39	42	48	50	52	47	38	35	34
Thu	34	38	45	48	44	41	40	39	40	44	52	53	48	45	38	35	34
Fri	34	37	41	43	41	40	40	40	43	48	49	48	47	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	40	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	35