Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Torrance

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 77 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 Palmdale 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	82	102	101	92	84	84	88	92	96	109	114	116	107	88	83	79	77
Tue	84	106	124	112	90	87	90	112	125	139	167	166	137	105	90	81	77
Wed	91	92	101	103	86	85	91	107	135	160	164	174	147	112	96	83	76
Thu	90	107	108	100	86	90	95	106	132	154	148	150	138	124	101	83	77
Fri	80	85	85	85	83	89	101	117	129	127	126	132	128	113	99	84	76
Sat	77	79	80	80	82	83	87	93	98	101	99	94	89	84	84	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	86	87	88	87	87	85	86	85	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Palmdale to Torrance (via I-405 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 175 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 175 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 76 to 175 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 175 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 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	82	102	101	92	84	84	88	92	96	109	114	116	107	88	83	79	77
Tue	84	106	124	112	90	87	90	112	125	139	167	166	137	105	90	81	77
Wed	91	92	101	103	86	85	91	107	135	160	164	174	147	112	96	83	76
Thu	90	107	108	100	86	90	95	106	132	154	148	150	138	124	101	83	77
Fri	80	85	85	85	83	89	101	117	129	127	126	132	128	113	99	84	76
Sat	77	79	80	80	82	83	87	93	98	101	99	94	89	84	84	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	86	87	88	87	87	85	86	85	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	102	101	92	84	84	88	92	96	109	114	116	107	88	83	79	77
Tue	84	106	124	112	90	87	90	112	125	139	167	166	137	105	90	81	77
Wed	91	92	101	103	86	85	91	107	135	160	164	174	147	112	96	83	76
Thu	90	107	108	100	86	90	95	106	132	154	148	150	138	124	101	83	77
Fri	80	85	85	85	83	89	101	117	129	127	126	132	128	113	99	84	76
Sat	77	79	80	80	82	83	87	93	98	101	99	94	89	84	84	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	86	87	88	87	87	85	86	85	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	102	101	92	84	84	88	92	96	109	114	116	107	88	83	79	77
Tue	84	106	124	112	90	87	90	112	125	139	167	166	137	105	90	81	77
Wed	91	92	101	103	86	85	91	107	135	160	164	174	147	112	96	83	76
Thu	90	107	108	100	86	90	95	106	132	154	148	150	138	124	101	83	77
Fri	80	85	85	85	83	89	101	117	129	127	126	132	128	113	99	84	76
Sat	77	79	80	80	82	83	87	93	98	101	99	94	89	84	84	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	86	87	88	87	87	85	86	85	82	76