Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Torrance

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Santa Ana 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	33	35	41	40	40	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	44	41	37	36	34
Tue	33	35	40	41	41	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	47	44	37	36	34
Wed	33	35	39	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	46	51	49	43	43	35
Thu	33	36	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	34
Fri	33	35	38	42	41	37	37	37	37	38	41	43	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Ana to Torrance (via I-405 North and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main 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 Santa Ana to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Torrance?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 33 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	33	35	41	40	40	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	44	41	37	36	34
Tue	33	35	40	41	41	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	47	44	37	36	34
Wed	33	35	39	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	46	51	49	43	43	35
Thu	33	36	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	34
Fri	33	35	38	42	41	37	37	37	37	38	41	43	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	41	40	40	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	44	41	37	36	34
Tue	33	35	40	41	41	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	47	44	37	36	34
Wed	33	35	39	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	46	51	49	43	43	35
Thu	33	36	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	34
Fri	33	35	38	42	41	37	37	37	37	38	41	43	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	41	40	40	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	44	41	37	36	34
Tue	33	35	40	41	41	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	47	44	37	36	34
Wed	33	35	39	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	46	51	49	43	43	35
Thu	33	36	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	41	45	45	44	39	37	34
Fri	33	35	38	42	41	37	37	37	37	38	41	43	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	34