Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Torrance

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 41 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 23% 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	30	35	37	34	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	36	35	30	29	29
Tue	29	33	43	45	41	37	35	34	34	37	42	42	41	37	31	29	29
Wed	29	33	42	44	39	37	35	34	35	37	41	43	45	41	33	30	29
Thu	29	33	42	44	40	36	35	35	35	38	43	45	42	40	32	30	29
Fri	29	32	38	39	37	36	35	35	37	41	42	42	42	39	33	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	34	35	35	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	31	32	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Fullerton to Torrance (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 45 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 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 17 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 45 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	35	37	34	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	36	35	30	29	29
Tue	29	33	43	45	41	37	35	34	34	37	42	42	41	37	31	29	29
Wed	29	33	42	44	39	37	35	34	35	37	41	43	45	41	33	30	29
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