Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Torrance

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 85 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 86 at this time.

Only 32% 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 San Bernardino 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	74	92	104	105	94	83	83	81	83	87	95	92	94	81	73	73	71
Tue	76	103	119	119	104	89	84	83	87	96	102	101	99	86	74	73	71
Wed	74	98	114	123	101	86	83	83	87	94	102	105	105	89	75	72	70
Thu	75	97	107	110	95	85	85	85	91	96	104	101	103	89	75	72	71
Fri	73	90	94	97	91	85	86	89	96	99	99	99	97	86	78	72	70
Sat	71	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	83	83	83	81	78	76	73	70
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	77	78	78	80	80	79	78	77	78	76	75	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from San Bernardino to Torrance (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th 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 San Bernardino to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Torrance?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 70 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Torrance?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (44 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 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	74	92	104	105	94	83	83	81	83	87	95	92	94	81	73	73	71
Tue	76	103	119	119	104	89	84	83	87	96	102	101	99	86	74	73	71
Wed	74	98	114	123	101	86	83	83	87	94	102	105	105	89	75	72	70
Thu	75	97	107	110	95	85	85	85	91	96	104	101	103	89	75	72	71
Fri	73	90	94	97	91	85	86	89	96	99	99	99	97	86	78	72	70
Sat	71	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	83	83	83	81	78	76	73	70
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	77	78	78	80	80	79	78	77	78	76	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	92	104	105	94	83	83	81	83	87	95	92	94	81	73	73	71
Tue	76	103	119	119	104	89	84	83	87	96	102	101	99	86	74	73	71
Wed	74	98	114	123	101	86	83	83	87	94	102	105	105	89	75	72	70
Thu	75	97	107	110	95	85	85	85	91	96	104	101	103	89	75	72	71
Fri	73	90	94	97	91	85	86	89	96	99	99	99	97	86	78	72	70
Sat	71	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	83	83	83	81	78	76	73	70
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	77	78	78	80	80	79	78	77	78	76	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	92	104	105	94	83	83	81	83	87	95	92	94	81	73	73	71
Tue	76	103	119	119	104	89	84	83	87	96	102	101	99	86	74	73	71
Wed	74	98	114	123	101	86	83	83	87	94	102	105	105	89	75	72	70
Thu	75	97	107	110	95	85	85	85	91	96	104	101	103	89	75	72	71
Fri	73	90	94	97	91	85	86	89	96	99	99	99	97	86	78	72	70
Sat	71	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	83	83	83	81	78	76	73	70
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	77	78	78	80	80	79	78	77	78	76	75	71