Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Torrance

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West and I-210 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Dimas 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	44	51	69	62	53	50	51	49	49	50	52	49	49	48	45	45	44
Tue	45	66	85	80	65	58	55	53	52	56	58	59	58	53	47	46	45
Wed	45	63	84	77	64	57	55	53	52	57	61	60	62	57	50	46	45
Thu	45	62	83	76	63	58	56	53	52	58	61	61	59	55	48	47	45
Fri	44	55	64	57	57	56	55	55	58	62	62	61	61	58	51	47	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	48	51	52	55	56	58	60	60	56	51	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	51	56	52	51	49	49	48	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from San Dimas to Torrance (via I-605 South and SR-91 West and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas to central Torrance 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 Dimas to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Torrance?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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More drives

Torrance to San Dimas (return trip) · San Dimas to Los Angeles · San Dimas to Long Beach · San Dimas to Anaheim · San Dimas to Riverside · San Dimas to Santa Ana · San Dimas to Irvine · San Dimas to San Bernardino · San Dimas to Fontana · San Dimas to Moreno Valley · San Dimas to Huntington Beach · San Dimas to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	69	62	53	50	51	49	49	50	52	49	49	48	45	45	44
Tue	45	66	85	80	65	58	55	53	52	56	58	59	58	53	47	46	45
Wed	45	63	84	77	64	57	55	53	52	57	61	60	62	57	50	46	45
Thu	45	62	83	76	63	58	56	53	52	58	61	61	59	55	48	47	45
Fri	44	55	64	57	57	56	55	55	58	62	62	61	61	58	51	47	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	48	51	52	55	56	58	60	60	56	51	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	51	56	52	51	49	49	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	69	62	53	50	51	49	49	50	52	49	49	48	45	45	44
Tue	45	66	85	80	65	58	55	53	52	56	58	59	58	53	47	46	45
Wed	45	63	84	77	64	57	55	53	52	57	61	60	62	57	50	46	45
Thu	45	62	83	76	63	58	56	53	52	58	61	61	59	55	48	47	45
Fri	44	55	64	57	57	56	55	55	58	62	62	61	61	58	51	47	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	48	51	52	55	56	58	60	60	56	51	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	51	56	52	51	49	49	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	69	62	53	50	51	49	49	50	52	49	49	48	45	45	44
Tue	45	66	85	80	65	58	55	53	52	56	58	59	58	53	47	46	45
Wed	45	63	84	77	64	57	55	53	52	57	61	60	62	57	50	46	45
Thu	45	62	83	76	63	58	56	53	52	58	61	61	59	55	48	47	45
Fri	44	55	64	57	57	56	55	55	58	62	62	61	61	58	51	47	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	48	51	52	55	56	58	60	60	56	51	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	51	56	52	51	49	49	48	48	45