Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Torrance

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 51 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 Fullerton 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	29	31	39	45	41	36	35	36	35	37	41	42	43	39	30	29	29
Tue	28	32	45	47	46	40	37	36	37	38	44	44	46	42	33	29	29
Wed	28	32	42	44	43	40	36	36	37	39	44	46	51	45	34	30	29
Thu	28	32	44	46	45	38	38	37	37	40	44	47	51	46	33	30	29
Fri	28	32	38	41	41	38	38	36	40	43	46	48	49	48	36	30	29
Sat	30	30	31	31	30	32	33	35	38	36	38	37	37	35	33	31	30
Sun	29	29	30	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Fullerton to Torrance (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 28 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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

More drives

Torrance to Fullerton (return trip) · Fullerton to Los Angeles · Fullerton to Long Beach · Fullerton to Riverside · Fullerton to Santa Ana · Fullerton to Irvine · Fullerton to San Bernardino · Fullerton to Huntington Beach · Fullerton to Glendale · Fullerton to Santa Clarita · Fullerton to Rancho Cucamonga · Fullerton to Ontario

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	39	45	41	36	35	36	35	37	41	42	43	39	30	29	29
Tue	28	32	45	47	46	40	37	36	37	38	44	44	46	42	33	29	29
Wed	28	32	42	44	43	40	36	36	37	39	44	46	51	45	34	30	29
Thu	28	32	44	46	45	38	38	37	37	40	44	47	51	46	33	30	29
Fri	28	32	38	41	41	38	38	36	40	43	46	48	49	48	36	30	29
Sat	30	30	31	31	30	32	33	35	38	36	38	37	37	35	33	31	30
Sun	29	29	30	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	39	45	41	36	35	36	35	37	41	42	43	39	30	29	29
Tue	28	32	45	47	46	40	37	36	37	38	44	44	46	42	33	29	29
Wed	28	32	42	44	43	40	36	36	37	39	44	46	51	45	34	30	29
Thu	28	32	44	46	45	38	38	37	37	40	44	47	51	46	33	30	29
Fri	28	32	38	41	41	38	38	36	40	43	46	48	49	48	36	30	29
Sat	30	30	31	31	30	32	33	35	38	36	38	37	37	35	33	31	30
Sun	29	29	30	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	39	45	41	36	35	36	35	37	41	42	43	39	30	29	29
Tue	28	32	45	47	46	40	37	36	37	38	44	44	46	42	33	29	29
Wed	28	32	42	44	43	40	36	36	37	39	44	46	51	45	34	30	29
Thu	28	32	44	46	45	38	38	37	37	40	44	47	51	46	33	30	29
Fri	28	32	38	41	41	38	38	36	40	43	46	48	49	48	36	30	29
Sat	30	30	31	31	30	32	33	35	38	36	38	37	37	35	33	31	30
Sun	29	29	30	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	32	30