Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Torrance

Right now (5:50 am PST): about 30 minutes via I-110 South and I-5 South, usually 35 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 Glendale 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	38	47	53	55	50	46	46	46	52	53	61	56	46	40	32	29
Tue	28	36	56	59	64	62	53	47	47	65	82	84	63	46	44	35	29
Wed	28	35	56	60	61	59	57	52	54	68	82	80	75	59	43	37	31
Thu	28	35	54	55	67	60	51	51	54	77	84	84	71	55	44	40	31
Fri	29	35	47	57	55	48	49	57	74	82	80	76	73	51	51	47	33
Sat	31	30	31	32	36	45	48	48	64	64	67	71	78	70	57	51	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	30	34	47	55	58	61	57	58	53	54	49	45	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Glendale to Torrance (via I-110 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 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 Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 28 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Torrance to Glendale (return trip) · Glendale to Los Angeles · Glendale to Santa Monica · Glendale to Long Beach · Glendale to West Covina · Glendale to Santa Clarita · Glendale to Van Nuys · Glendale to LAX · Glendale to Culver City · Glendale to El Monte · Glendale to Downey · Glendale to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	47	53	55	50	46	46	46	52	53	61	56	46	40	32	29
Tue	28	36	56	59	64	62	53	47	47	65	82	84	63	46	44	35	29
Wed	28	35	56	60	61	59	57	52	54	68	82	80	75	59	43	37	31
Thu	28	35	54	55	67	60	51	51	54	77	84	84	71	55	44	40	31
Fri	29	35	47	57	55	48	49	57	74	82	80	76	73	51	51	47	33
Sat	31	30	31	32	36	45	48	48	64	64	67	71	78	70	57	51	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	30	34	47	55	58	61	57	58	53	54	49	45	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	47	53	55	50	46	46	46	52	53	61	56	46	40	32	29
Tue	28	36	56	59	64	62	53	47	47	65	82	84	63	46	44	35	29
Wed	28	35	56	60	61	59	57	52	54	68	82	80	75	59	43	37	31
Thu	28	35	54	55	67	60	51	51	54	77	84	84	71	55	44	40	31
Fri	29	35	47	57	55	48	49	57	74	82	80	76	73	51	51	47	33
Sat	31	30	31	32	36	45	48	48	64	64	67	71	78	70	57	51	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	30	34	47	55	58	61	57	58	53	54	49	45	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	47	53	55	50	46	46	46	52	53	61	56	46	40	32	29
Tue	28	36	56	59	64	62	53	47	47	65	82	84	63	46	44	35	29
Wed	28	35	56	60	61	59	57	52	54	68	82	80	75	59	43	37	31
Thu	28	35	54	55	67	60	51	51	54	77	84	84	71	55	44	40	31
Fri	29	35	47	57	55	48	49	57	74	82	80	76	73	51	51	47	33
Sat	31	30	31	32	36	45	48	48	64	64	67	71	78	70	57	51	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	30	34	47	55	58	61	57	58	53	54	49	45	34