Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Torrance

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-405 North, usually 47 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 Irvine 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	35	36	38	38	40	39	41	41	41	42	43	46	49	47	40	39	36
Tue	35	36	38	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	44	47	53	52	40	38	36
Wed	35	36	37	42	43	45	46	45	45	47	47	53	56	55	49	49	37
Thu	35	37	39	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	50	52	50	44	40	36
Fri	35	36	38	41	41	39	39	40	40	42	45	47	48	44	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	38	38	35
Sun	35	36	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Irvine to Torrance (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 35 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Torrance?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-405 North 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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Sun	35	36	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	35

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Tue	35	36	38	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	44	47	53	52	40	38	36
Wed	35	36	37	42	43	45	46	45	45	47	47	53	56	55	49	49	37
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