Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Torrance

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 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Torrance to Huntington Beach

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 20 to 31 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central Torrance (Opal Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	38	42	43	41	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	43	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	43	45	44	40	39	39	40	42	46	48	51	47	39	37	37
Wed	36	38	44	45	42	41	40	40	40	43	46	49	54	48	39	37	37
Thu	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	41	44	48	52	57	50	40	37	37
Fri	36	37	40	41	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	52	54	47	39	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37

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 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 57 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 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	42	43	41	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	43	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	43	45	44	40	39	39	40	42	46	48	51	47	39	37	37
Wed	36	38	44	45	42	41	40	40	40	43	46	49	54	48	39	37	37
Thu	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	41	44	48	52	57	50	40	37	37
Fri	36	37	40	41	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	52	54	47	39	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	42	43	41	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	43	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	43	45	44	40	39	39	40	42	46	48	51	47	39	37	37
Wed	36	38	44	45	42	41	40	40	40	43	46	49	54	48	39	37	37
Thu	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	41	44	48	52	57	50	40	37	37
Fri	36	37	40	41	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	52	54	47	39	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	42	43	41	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	43	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	43	45	44	40	39	39	40	42	46	48	51	47	39	37	37
Wed	36	38	44	45	42	41	40	40	40	43	46	49	54	48	39	37	37
Thu	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	41	44	48	52	57	50	40	37	37
Fri	36	37	40	41	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	52	54	47	39	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37