Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Torrance

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 38 minutes via I-110 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Pasadena 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	32	33	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	37	41	40	36	35	35	33
Tue	32	33	35	42	41	41	37	36	38	36	38	43	42	38	36	35	33
Wed	32	33	35	38	39	37	37	37	36	36	40	41	40	37	36	35	33
Thu	32	33	36	39	38	39	37	36	38	37	39	41	41	39	35	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	38	37	39	40	40	39	40	41	43	43	40	38	36	32
Sat	32	32	33	36	37	38	40	42	42	42	45	43	43	41	40	38	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	34	35	37	38	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Pasadena to Torrance (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pasadena to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 32 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Torrance?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sat	32	32	33	36	37	38	40	42	42	42	45	43	43	41	40	38	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	34	35	37	38	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	33

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Tue	32	33	35	42	41	41	37	36	38	36	38	43	42	38	36	35	33
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Mon	32	33	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	37	41	40	36	35	35	33
Tue	32	33	35	42	41	41	37	36	38	36	38	43	42	38	36	35	33
Wed	32	33	35	38	39	37	37	37	36	36	40	41	40	37	36	35	33
Thu	32	33	36	39	38	39	37	36	38	37	39	41	41	39	35	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	38	37	39	40	40	39	40	41	43	43	40	38	36	32
Sat	32	32	33	36	37	38	40	42	42	42	45	43	43	41	40	38	33
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