Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Torrance

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Ontario 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	52	71	82	75	71	64	62	62	59	59	60	58	58	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	80	99	90	76	71	67	64	64	66	68	70	68	63	58	56	55
Wed	53	80	101	88	78	70	67	64	63	66	68	69	72	73	72	69	55
Thu	53	78	93	85	75	70	66	64	64	68	70	70	71	65	59	59	54
Fri	53	66	73	69	67	67	66	66	69	73	72	69	74	71	70	70	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	57	62	62	64	65	64	66	66	68	63	60	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	59	59	59	59	60	62	62	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Ontario to Torrance (via I-10 West and I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 46 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 Ontario (Holt Boulevard) to central Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Ontario to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 52 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Torrance?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	82	75	71	64	62	62	59	59	60	58	58	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	80	99	90	76	71	67	64	64	66	68	70	68	63	58	56	55
Wed	53	80	101	88	78	70	67	64	63	66	68	69	72	73	72	69	55
Thu	53	78	93	85	75	70	66	64	64	68	70	70	71	65	59	59	54
Fri	53	66	73	69	67	67	66	66	69	73	72	69	74	71	70	70	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	57	62	62	64	65	64	66	66	68	63	60	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	59	59	59	59	60	62	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	82	75	71	64	62	62	59	59	60	58	58	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	80	99	90	76	71	67	64	64	66	68	70	68	63	58	56	55
Wed	53	80	101	88	78	70	67	64	63	66	68	69	72	73	72	69	55
Thu	53	78	93	85	75	70	66	64	64	68	70	70	71	65	59	59	54
Fri	53	66	73	69	67	67	66	66	69	73	72	69	74	71	70	70	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	57	62	62	64	65	64	66	66	68	63	60	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	59	59	59	59	60	62	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	82	75	71	64	62	62	59	59	60	58	58	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	80	99	90	76	71	67	64	64	66	68	70	68	63	58	56	55
Wed	53	80	101	88	78	70	67	64	63	66	68	69	72	73	72	69	55
Thu	53	78	93	85	75	70	66	64	64	68	70	70	71	65	59	59	54
Fri	53	66	73	69	67	67	66	66	69	73	72	69	74	71	70	70	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	57	62	62	64	65	64	66	66	68	63	60	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	59	59	59	59	60	62	62	56