Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Torrance

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 90 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 20% 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	77	96	120	114	96	85	84	83	87	93	101	98	97	80	73	73	71
Tue	77	106	125	128	106	90	86	85	88	96	103	104	102	84	73	72	70
Wed	75	104	122	131	105	89	85	84	89	95	103	111	110	88	74	72	70
Thu	76	102	116	123	101	89	86	87	92	95	106	110	110	88	75	72	72
Fri	73	89	96	101	94	88	86	90	97	99	103	106	105	87	76	72	71
Sat	71	73	73	74	77	79	85	90	89	89	87	89	85	80	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	75	77	81	81	82	80	80	77	76	76	76	76	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 131 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 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (91 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 19 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 131 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 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Torrance?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 131 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	77	96	120	114	96	85	84	83	87	93	101	98	97	80	73	73	71
Tue	77	106	125	128	106	90	86	85	88	96	103	104	102	84	73	72	70
Wed	75	104	122	131	105	89	85	84	89	95	103	111	110	88	74	72	70
Thu	76	102	116	123	101	89	86	87	92	95	106	110	110	88	75	72	72
Fri	73	89	96	101	94	88	86	90	97	99	103	106	105	87	76	72	71
Sat	71	73	73	74	77	79	85	90	89	89	87	89	85	80	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	75	77	81	81	82	80	80	77	76	76	76	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	96	120	114	96	85	84	83	87	93	101	98	97	80	73	73	71
Tue	77	106	125	128	106	90	86	85	88	96	103	104	102	84	73	72	70
Wed	75	104	122	131	105	89	85	84	89	95	103	111	110	88	74	72	70
Thu	76	102	116	123	101	89	86	87	92	95	106	110	110	88	75	72	72
Fri	73	89	96	101	94	88	86	90	97	99	103	106	105	87	76	72	71
Sat	71	73	73	74	77	79	85	90	89	89	87	89	85	80	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	75	77	81	81	82	80	80	77	76	76	76	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	96	120	114	96	85	84	83	87	93	101	98	97	80	73	73	71
Tue	77	106	125	128	106	90	86	85	88	96	103	104	102	84	73	72	70
Wed	75	104	122	131	105	89	85	84	89	95	103	111	110	88	74	72	70
Thu	76	102	116	123	101	89	86	87	92	95	106	110	110	88	75	72	72
Fri	73	89	96	101	94	88	86	90	97	99	103	106	105	87	76	72	71
Sat	71	73	73	74	77	79	85	90	89	89	87	89	85	80	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	75	77	81	81	82	80	80	77	76	76	76	76	71