Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Torrance

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-405 South, usually 84 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	39	40	46	49	45	46	53	66	72	84	90	89	72	50	43	38
Tue	39	39	40	62	73	52	51	76	102	117	158	184	155	115	77	53	39
Wed	39	39	40	58	65	49	52	69	105	148	174	196	167	129	89	60	39
Thu	39	39	40	55	65	50	58	78	102	137	163	180	171	144	107	69	41
Fri	39	39	40	46	47	48	62	95	116	126	137	159	150	128	99	68	42
Sat	39	39	39	40	42	46	53	63	70	85	86	81	71	60	53	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	42	42	45	51	54	57	55	57	54	51	51	48	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Torrance (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 196 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (87 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 26 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 196 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 196 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Torrance?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 196 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	39	40	46	49	45	46	53	66	72	84	90	89	72	50	43	38
Tue	39	39	40	62	73	52	51	76	102	117	158	184	155	115	77	53	39
Wed	39	39	40	58	65	49	52	69	105	148	174	196	167	129	89	60	39
Thu	39	39	40	55	65	50	58	78	102	137	163	180	171	144	107	69	41
Fri	39	39	40	46	47	48	62	95	116	126	137	159	150	128	99	68	42
Sat	39	39	39	40	42	46	53	63	70	85	86	81	71	60	53	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	42	42	45	51	54	57	55	57	54	51	51	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	40	46	49	45	46	53	66	72	84	90	89	72	50	43	38
Tue	39	39	40	62	73	52	51	76	102	117	158	184	155	115	77	53	39
Wed	39	39	40	58	65	49	52	69	105	148	174	196	167	129	89	60	39
Thu	39	39	40	55	65	50	58	78	102	137	163	180	171	144	107	69	41
Fri	39	39	40	46	47	48	62	95	116	126	137	159	150	128	99	68	42
Sat	39	39	39	40	42	46	53	63	70	85	86	81	71	60	53	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	42	42	45	51	54	57	55	57	54	51	51	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	40	46	49	45	46	53	66	72	84	90	89	72	50	43	38
Tue	39	39	40	62	73	52	51	76	102	117	158	184	155	115	77	53	39
Wed	39	39	40	58	65	49	52	69	105	148	174	196	167	129	89	60	39
Thu	39	39	40	55	65	50	58	78	102	137	163	180	171	144	107	69	41
Fri	39	39	40	46	47	48	62	95	116	126	137	159	150	128	99	68	42
Sat	39	39	39	40	42	46	53	63	70	85	86	81	71	60	53	51	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	42	42	45	51	54	57	55	57	54	51	51	48	40