Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Torrance

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-405 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Lake Forest 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	43	43	44	47	47	45	45	47	48	49	52	55	59	51	46	45	43
Tue	42	43	44	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	63	71	63	47	45	43
Wed	42	43	44	47	48	47	48	50	49	50	54	66	66	58	47	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	47	48	48	48	48	50	50	52	64	66	57	49	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	56	56	60	53	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	49	49	49	48	48	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	48	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Lake Forest to Torrance (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest to central Torrance 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 Lake Forest to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Torrance?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (25 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1.9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Torrance to Lake Forest (return trip) · Lake Forest to Los Angeles · Lake Forest to Moreno Valley · Lake Forest to Long Beach · Lake Forest to Anaheim · Lake Forest to Riverside · Lake Forest to Santa Ana · Lake Forest to Irvine · Lake Forest to San Bernardino · Lake Forest to Fontana · Lake Forest to Huntington Beach · Lake Forest to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	47	47	45	45	47	48	49	52	55	59	51	46	45	43
Tue	42	43	44	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	63	71	63	47	45	43
Wed	42	43	44	47	48	47	48	50	49	50	54	66	66	58	47	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	47	48	48	48	48	50	50	52	64	66	57	49	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	56	56	60	53	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	49	49	49	48	48	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	48	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	47	47	45	45	47	48	49	52	55	59	51	46	45	43
Tue	42	43	44	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	63	71	63	47	45	43
Wed	42	43	44	47	48	47	48	50	49	50	54	66	66	58	47	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	47	48	48	48	48	50	50	52	64	66	57	49	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	56	56	60	53	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	49	49	49	48	48	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	48	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	47	47	45	45	47	48	49	52	55	59	51	46	45	43
Tue	42	43	44	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	63	71	63	47	45	43
Wed	42	43	44	47	48	47	48	50	49	50	54	66	66	58	47	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	47	48	48	48	48	50	50	52	64	66	57	49	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	56	56	60	53	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	49	49	49	48	48	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	48	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	43