Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Torrance

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 96 at this time.

Only 11% 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	108	135	122	104	95	94	92	93	92	92	91	90	90	91	90	88	88
Tue	142	156	137	116	96	94	93	93	93	91	92	93	94	93	96	93	90
Wed	123	94	91	97	93	94	94	92	92	92	92	92	89	91	90	88	88
Thu	171	156	128	95	92	91	91	92	91	91	90	89	90	90	91	91	89
Fri	96	100	94	94	94	96	93	92	91	92	92	91	91	90	91	92	88
Sat	92	94	92	92	92	93	96	98	93	92	93	93	92	90	91	89	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	95	95	96	92	89

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 88 minutes and up to 175 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (98 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 18 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 9 am. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 175 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 88 to 175 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Torrance?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 175 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	108	135	122	104	95	94	92	93	92	92	91	90	90	91	90	88	88
Tue	142	156	137	116	96	94	93	93	93	91	92	93	94	93	96	93	90
Wed	123	94	91	97	93	94	94	92	92	92	92	92	89	91	90	88	88
Thu	171	156	128	95	92	91	91	92	91	91	90	89	90	90	91	91	89
Fri	96	100	94	94	94	96	93	92	91	92	92	91	91	90	91	92	88
Sat	92	94	92	92	92	93	96	98	93	92	93	93	92	90	91	89	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	95	95	96	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	135	122	104	95	94	92	93	92	92	91	90	90	91	90	88	88
Tue	142	156	137	116	96	94	93	93	93	91	92	93	94	93	96	93	90
Wed	123	94	91	97	93	94	94	92	92	92	92	92	89	91	90	88	88
Thu	171	156	128	95	92	91	91	92	91	91	90	89	90	90	91	91	89
Fri	96	100	94	94	94	96	93	92	91	92	92	91	91	90	91	92	88
Sat	92	94	92	92	92	93	96	98	93	92	93	93	92	90	91	89	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	95	95	96	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	135	122	104	95	94	92	93	92	92	91	90	90	91	90	88	88
Tue	142	156	137	116	96	94	93	93	93	91	92	93	94	93	96	93	90
Wed	123	94	91	97	93	94	94	92	92	92	92	92	89	91	90	88	88
Thu	171	156	128	95	92	91	91	92	91	91	90	89	90	90	91	91	89
Fri	96	100	94	94	94	96	93	92	91	92	92	91	91	90	91	92	88
Sat	92	94	92	92	92	93	96	98	93	92	93	93	92	90	91	89	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	95	95	96	92	89