Best Time to Drive from Monrovia to Torrance

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Monrovia 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	39	41	49	47	45	42	44	43	42	45	61	67	79	66	42	39	39
Tue	40	50	64	62	55	52	48	47	46	50	65	78	91	74	51	42	40
Wed	40	48	63	60	55	50	48	47	48	52	65	77	86	73	53	42	40
Thu	40	48	61	61	55	51	50	48	48	56	81	91	94	75	54	43	40
Fri	39	45	54	50	50	49	48	51	58	71	92	105	99	74	52	44	40
Sat	40	41	42	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	57	61	57	50	46	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	45	46	45	44	42	43	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Monrovia to Torrance (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monrovia 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 Monrovia to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 39 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monrovia to Torrance?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	49	47	45	42	44	43	42	45	61	67	79	66	42	39	39
Tue	40	50	64	62	55	52	48	47	46	50	65	78	91	74	51	42	40
Wed	40	48	63	60	55	50	48	47	48	52	65	77	86	73	53	42	40
Thu	40	48	61	61	55	51	50	48	48	56	81	91	94	75	54	43	40
Fri	39	45	54	50	50	49	48	51	58	71	92	105	99	74	52	44	40
Sat	40	41	42	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	57	61	57	50	46	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	45	46	45	44	42	43	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	49	47	45	42	44	43	42	45	61	67	79	66	42	39	39
Tue	40	50	64	62	55	52	48	47	46	50	65	78	91	74	51	42	40
Wed	40	48	63	60	55	50	48	47	48	52	65	77	86	73	53	42	40
Thu	40	48	61	61	55	51	50	48	48	56	81	91	94	75	54	43	40
Fri	39	45	54	50	50	49	48	51	58	71	92	105	99	74	52	44	40
Sat	40	41	42	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	57	61	57	50	46	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	45	46	45	44	42	43	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	49	47	45	42	44	43	42	45	61	67	79	66	42	39	39
Tue	40	50	64	62	55	52	48	47	46	50	65	78	91	74	51	42	40
Wed	40	48	63	60	55	50	48	47	48	52	65	77	86	73	53	42	40
Thu	40	48	61	61	55	51	50	48	48	56	81	91	94	75	54	43	40
Fri	39	45	54	50	50	49	48	51	58	71	92	105	99	74	52	44	40
Sat	40	41	42	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	57	61	57	50	46	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	45	46	45	44	42	43	42	40