Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Torrance

Right now (4:05 am PDT): about 30 minutes via I-110 South and I-5 South, usually 30 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	28	38	48	52	53	49	45	47	47	50	51	57	52	45	39	31	29
Tue	29	37	54	61	64	63	54	48	48	68	84	85	70	45	41	35	29
Wed	28	36	55	61	60	63	59	56	55	69	80	79	75	60	42	37	30
Thu	28	35	54	56	66	60	51	52	56	79	87	85	75	56	43	41	31
Fri	29	36	48	60	58	49	50	59	77	83	80	76	73	52	49	47	34
Sat	31	30	31	31	44	59	60	68	79	79	80	86	81	74	58	51	33
Sun	30	30	31	30	30	36	46	53	56	57	62	57	49	45	42	42	36

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 88 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (86 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 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 28 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 88 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	28	38	48	52	53	49	45	47	47	50	51	57	52	45	39	31	29
Tue	29	37	54	61	64	63	54	48	48	68	84	85	70	45	41	35	29
Wed	28	36	55	61	60	63	59	56	55	69	80	79	75	60	42	37	30
Thu	28	35	54	56	66	60	51	52	56	79	87	85	75	56	43	41	31
Fri	29	36	48	60	58	49	50	59	77	83	80	76	73	52	49	47	34
Sat	31	30	31	31	44	59	60	68	79	79	80	86	81	74	58	51	33
Sun	30	30	31	30	30	36	46	53	56	57	62	57	49	45	42	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	38	48	52	53	49	45	47	47	50	51	57	52	45	39	31	29
Tue	29	37	54	61	64	63	54	48	48	68	84	85	70	45	41	35	29
Wed	28	36	55	61	60	63	59	56	55	69	80	79	75	60	42	37	30
Thu	28	35	54	56	66	60	51	52	56	79	87	85	75	56	43	41	31
Fri	29	36	48	60	58	49	50	59	77	83	80	76	73	52	49	47	34
Sat	31	30	31	31	44	59	60	68	79	79	80	86	81	74	58	51	33
Sun	30	30	31	30	30	36	46	53	56	57	62	57	49	45	42	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	38	48	52	53	49	45	47	47	50	51	57	52	45	39	31	29
Tue	29	37	54	61	64	63	54	48	48	68	84	85	70	45	41	35	29
Wed	28	36	55	61	60	63	59	56	55	69	80	79	75	60	42	37	30
Thu	28	35	54	56	66	60	51	52	56	79	87	85	75	56	43	41	31
Fri	29	36	48	60	58	49	50	59	77	83	80	76	73	52	49	47	34
Sat	31	30	31	31	44	59	60	68	79	79	80	86	81	74	58	51	33
Sun	30	30	31	30	30	36	46	53	56	57	62	57	49	45	42	42	36