Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Torrance

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 South, usually 41 at this time.

None 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 Porter Ranch 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	47	62	63	57	48	47	47	49	53	60	65	64	54	44	41	39
Tue	39	49	66	69	62	52	48	49	51	58	68	77	77	63	49	42	40
Wed	39	50	67	71	62	54	50	50	52	60	71	79	76	64	51	44	40
Thu	39	50	66	68	62	53	51	52	55	62	72	79	76	66	53	46	40
Fri	39	45	57	58	53	51	52	55	61	68	73	74	70	61	52	46	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	49	53	55	57	57	56	54	51	46	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	42	44	47	49	51	50	48	47	45	44	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Torrance (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Torrance?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 39 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Torrance?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Torrance to Porter Ranch (return trip) · Porter Ranch to Los Angeles · Porter Ranch to Santa Monica · Porter Ranch to Pasadena · Porter Ranch to Long Beach · Porter Ranch to West Covina · Porter Ranch to Burbank · Porter Ranch to Glendale · Porter Ranch to Santa Clarita · Porter Ranch to Van Nuys · Porter Ranch to LAX · Porter Ranch to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	47	62	63	57	48	47	47	49	53	60	65	64	54	44	41	39
Tue	39	49	66	69	62	52	48	49	51	58	68	77	77	63	49	42	40
Wed	39	50	67	71	62	54	50	50	52	60	71	79	76	64	51	44	40
Thu	39	50	66	68	62	53	51	52	55	62	72	79	76	66	53	46	40
Fri	39	45	57	58	53	51	52	55	61	68	73	74	70	61	52	46	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	49	53	55	57	57	56	54	51	46	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	42	44	47	49	51	50	48	47	45	44	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	47	62	63	57	48	47	47	49	53	60	65	64	54	44	41	39
Tue	39	49	66	69	62	52	48	49	51	58	68	77	77	63	49	42	40
Wed	39	50	67	71	62	54	50	50	52	60	71	79	76	64	51	44	40
Thu	39	50	66	68	62	53	51	52	55	62	72	79	76	66	53	46	40
Fri	39	45	57	58	53	51	52	55	61	68	73	74	70	61	52	46	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	49	53	55	57	57	56	54	51	46	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	42	44	47	49	51	50	48	47	45	44	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	47	62	63	57	48	47	47	49	53	60	65	64	54	44	41	39
Tue	39	49	66	69	62	52	48	49	51	58	68	77	77	63	49	42	40
Wed	39	50	67	71	62	54	50	50	52	60	71	79	76	64	51	44	40
Thu	39	50	66	68	62	53	51	52	55	62	72	79	76	66	53	46	40
Fri	39	45	57	58	53	51	52	55	61	68	73	74	70	61	52	46	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	49	53	55	57	57	56	54	51	46	43	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	42	44	47	49	51	50	48	47	45	44	43	40