Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Torrance

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Lancaster 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	100	117	112	101	96	97	100	105	107	118	125	125	114	96	92	89	88
Tue	115	123	136	122	102	100	108	125	140	153	181	173	144	112	99	91	89
Wed	124	106	111	109	97	98	105	123	151	174	171	180	150	119	104	90	88
Thu	128	124	120	107	99	104	109	118	145	164	162	159	148	131	109	91	89
Fri	95	97	97	97	97	103	121	132	142	139	139	145	137	121	106	91	87
Sat	89	91	91	93	93	96	101	106	110	112	109	106	100	96	95	90	88
Sun	88	88	89	90	91	93	95	98	99	99	100	99	98	98	97	92	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Lancaster to Torrance (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (16 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster 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 Lancaster to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 87 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	117	112	101	96	97	100	105	107	118	125	125	114	96	92	89	88
Tue	115	123	136	122	102	100	108	125	140	153	181	173	144	112	99	91	89
Wed	124	106	111	109	97	98	105	123	151	174	171	180	150	119	104	90	88
Thu	128	124	120	107	99	104	109	118	145	164	162	159	148	131	109	91	89
Fri	95	97	97	97	97	103	121	132	142	139	139	145	137	121	106	91	87
Sat	89	91	91	93	93	96	101	106	110	112	109	106	100	96	95	90	88
Sun	88	88	89	90	91	93	95	98	99	99	100	99	98	98	97	92	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	117	112	101	96	97	100	105	107	118	125	125	114	96	92	89	88
Tue	115	123	136	122	102	100	108	125	140	153	181	173	144	112	99	91	89
Wed	124	106	111	109	97	98	105	123	151	174	171	180	150	119	104	90	88
Thu	128	124	120	107	99	104	109	118	145	164	162	159	148	131	109	91	89
Fri	95	97	97	97	97	103	121	132	142	139	139	145	137	121	106	91	87
Sat	89	91	91	93	93	96	101	106	110	112	109	106	100	96	95	90	88
Sun	88	88	89	90	91	93	95	98	99	99	100	99	98	98	97	92	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	117	112	101	96	97	100	105	107	118	125	125	114	96	92	89	88
Tue	115	123	136	122	102	100	108	125	140	153	181	173	144	112	99	91	89
Wed	124	106	111	109	97	98	105	123	151	174	171	180	150	119	104	90	88
Thu	128	124	120	107	99	104	109	118	145	164	162	159	148	131	109	91	89
Fri	95	97	97	97	97	103	121	132	142	139	139	145	137	121	106	91	87
Sat	89	91	91	93	93	96	101	106	110	112	109	106	100	96	95	90	88
Sun	88	88	89	90	91	93	95	98	99	99	100	99	98	98	97	92	88