Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Torrance

Right now (5:18 am PDT): about 42 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Arcadia 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	41	47	52	54	50	50	52	50	50	54	83	95	108	74	47	44	42
Tue	41	48	52	51	55	51	51	52	49	51	77	98	112	86	58	46	43
Wed	41	48	53	49	56	52	52	51	51	55	77	91	113	90	60	45	42
Thu	42	47	56	52	52	50	50	50	51	58	99	117	127	94	62	48	42
Fri	42	51	59	50	55	54	51	58	70	92	124	136	120	84	59	49	44
Sat	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	48	51	56	65	67	53	50	49	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Arcadia to Torrance (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Torrance?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	52	54	50	50	52	50	50	54	83	95	108	74	47	44	42
Tue	41	48	52	51	55	51	51	52	49	51	77	98	112	86	58	46	43
Wed	41	48	53	49	56	52	52	51	51	55	77	91	113	90	60	45	42
Thu	42	47	56	52	52	50	50	50	51	58	99	117	127	94	62	48	42
Fri	42	51	59	50	55	54	51	58	70	92	124	136	120	84	59	49	44
Sat	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	48	51	56	65	67	53	50	49	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	52	54	50	50	52	50	50	54	83	95	108	74	47	44	42
Tue	41	48	52	51	55	51	51	52	49	51	77	98	112	86	58	46	43
Wed	41	48	53	49	56	52	52	51	51	55	77	91	113	90	60	45	42
Thu	42	47	56	52	52	50	50	50	51	58	99	117	127	94	62	48	42
Fri	42	51	59	50	55	54	51	58	70	92	124	136	120	84	59	49	44
Sat	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	48	51	56	65	67	53	50	49	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	52	54	50	50	52	50	50	54	83	95	108	74	47	44	42
Tue	41	48	52	51	55	51	51	52	49	51	77	98	112	86	58	46	43
Wed	41	48	53	49	56	52	52	51	51	55	77	91	113	90	60	45	42
Thu	42	47	56	52	52	50	50	50	51	58	99	117	127	94	62	48	42
Fri	42	51	59	50	55	54	51	58	70	92	124	136	120	84	59	49	44
Sat	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	48	51	56	65	67	53	50	49	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	43