Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Torrance

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 41 minutes via SR-91 West and I-605 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Montebello 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	29	31	33	34	32	30	30	31	31	31	34	31	31	32	30	29	29
Tue	30	39	51	53	46	39	36	35	35	37	41	42	43	39	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	35	38	41	44	46	42	34	30	29
Thu	30	37	48	51	46	39	37	36	35	38	45	46	43	40	33	30	29
Fri	29	33	41	41	38	36	36	37	38	44	45	45	45	42	35	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	41	38	34	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Montebello to Torrance (via SR-91 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 29 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Torrance?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (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	29	31	33	34	32	30	30	31	31	31	34	31	31	32	30	29	29
Tue	30	39	51	53	46	39	36	35	35	37	41	42	43	39	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	35	38	41	44	46	42	34	30	29
Thu	30	37	48	51	46	39	37	36	35	38	45	46	43	40	33	30	29
Fri	29	33	41	41	38	36	36	37	38	44	45	45	45	42	35	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	41	38	34	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	34	32	30	30	31	31	31	34	31	31	32	30	29	29
Tue	30	39	51	53	46	39	36	35	35	37	41	42	43	39	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	35	38	41	44	46	42	34	30	29
Thu	30	37	48	51	46	39	37	36	35	38	45	46	43	40	33	30	29
Fri	29	33	41	41	38	36	36	37	38	44	45	45	45	42	35	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	41	38	34	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	34	32	30	30	31	31	31	34	31	31	32	30	29	29
Tue	30	39	51	53	46	39	36	35	35	37	41	42	43	39	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	51	52	46	39	36	36	35	38	41	44	46	42	34	30	29
Thu	30	37	48	51	46	39	37	36	35	38	45	46	43	40	33	30	29
Fri	29	33	41	41	38	36	36	37	38	44	45	45	45	42	35	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	41	38	34	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	31	31	31	30