Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Torrance

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-405 North, usually 32 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 Cypress 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	27	30	36	37	33	30	29	29	30	32	34	37	37	33	29	27	27
Tue	27	31	41	43	38	33	32	30	30	32	37	42	43	38	30	28	27
Wed	27	32	40	43	39	33	30	30	30	33	37	41	43	39	31	28	27
Thu	27	32	39	41	37	33	31	30	31	34	38	43	44	39	32	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	32	32	31	30	31	33	36	42	43	43	38	32	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	34	35	37	37	34	31	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	31	31	30	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Cypress to Torrance (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress 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 Cypress to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 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	27	30	36	37	33	30	29	29	30	32	34	37	37	33	29	27	27
Tue	27	31	41	43	38	33	32	30	30	32	37	42	43	38	30	28	27
Wed	27	32	40	43	39	33	30	30	30	33	37	41	43	39	31	28	27
Thu	27	32	39	41	37	33	31	30	31	34	38	43	44	39	32	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	32	32	31	30	31	33	36	42	43	43	38	32	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	34	35	37	37	34	31	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	31	31	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	36	37	33	30	29	29	30	32	34	37	37	33	29	27	27
Tue	27	31	41	43	38	33	32	30	30	32	37	42	43	38	30	28	27
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Thu	27	32	39	41	37	33	31	30	31	34	38	43	44	39	32	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	32	32	31	30	31	33	36	42	43	43	38	32	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	34	35	37	37	34	31	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	31	31	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	36	37	33	30	29	29	30	32	34	37	37	33	29	27	27
Tue	27	31	41	43	38	33	32	30	30	32	37	42	43	38	30	28	27
Wed	27	32	40	43	39	33	30	30	30	33	37	41	43	39	31	28	27
Thu	27	32	39	41	37	33	31	30	31	34	38	43	44	39	32	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	32	32	31	30	31	33	36	42	43	43	38	32	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	34	35	37	37	34	31	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	31	31	30	29	29	27