Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Torrance

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-405 North, usually 41 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 Huntington Beach 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	36	37	40	38	41	43	45	45	44	44	45	48	48	49	43	42	37
Tue	36	38	41	41	42	47	45	45	44	44	47	46	49	49	45	44	39
Wed	37	39	42	44	47	52	52	50	52	53	53	54	56	55	58	61	41
Thu	36	39	42	42	42	45	44	45	44	44	45	49	47	47	45	43	37
Fri	37	37	40	44	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	44	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Torrance (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (20 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Torrance?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 36 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Torrance?

Leaving around 7:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	40	38	41	43	45	45	44	44	45	48	48	49	43	42	37
Tue	36	38	41	41	42	47	45	45	44	44	47	46	49	49	45	44	39
Wed	37	39	42	44	47	52	52	50	52	53	53	54	56	55	58	61	41
Thu	36	39	42	42	42	45	44	45	44	44	45	49	47	47	45	43	37
Fri	37	37	40	44	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	44	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	40	38	41	43	45	45	44	44	45	48	48	49	43	42	37
Tue	36	38	41	41	42	47	45	45	44	44	47	46	49	49	45	44	39
Wed	37	39	42	44	47	52	52	50	52	53	53	54	56	55	58	61	41
Thu	36	39	42	42	42	45	44	45	44	44	45	49	47	47	45	43	37
Fri	37	37	40	44	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	44	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	40	38	41	43	45	45	44	44	45	48	48	49	43	42	37
Tue	36	38	41	41	42	47	45	45	44	44	47	46	49	49	45	44	39
Wed	37	39	42	44	47	52	52	50	52	53	53	54	56	55	58	61	41
Thu	36	39	42	42	42	45	44	45	44	44	45	49	47	47	45	43	37
Fri	37	37	40	44	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	44	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37