Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Torrance

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 57 minutes via I-405 South, usually 62 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 Santa Clarita 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	45	51	62	66	54	50	51	54	62	65	73	76	75	65	51	48	44
Tue	45	57	79	96	68	53	52	67	81	94	113	144	127	95	67	53	45
Wed	45	48	54	70	61	50	54	63	84	111	134	134	135	101	74	55	45
Thu	45	51	71	75	59	54	58	68	83	105	119	127	120	106	84	60	45
Fri	45	47	48	52	49	52	61	81	95	99	99	104	107	94	79	60	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	49	50	57	65	68	73	71	68	64	56	53	51	44
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	47	51	55	58	60	60	58	55	54	53	52	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Torrance (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 44 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Torrance?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	62	66	54	50	51	54	62	65	73	76	75	65	51	48	44
Tue	45	57	79	96	68	53	52	67	81	94	113	144	127	95	67	53	45
Wed	45	48	54	70	61	50	54	63	84	111	134	134	135	101	74	55	45
Thu	45	51	71	75	59	54	58	68	83	105	119	127	120	106	84	60	45
Fri	45	47	48	52	49	52	61	81	95	99	99	104	107	94	79	60	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	49	50	57	65	68	73	71	68	64	56	53	51	44
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	47	51	55	58	60	60	58	55	54	53	52	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	62	66	54	50	51	54	62	65	73	76	75	65	51	48	44
Tue	45	57	79	96	68	53	52	67	81	94	113	144	127	95	67	53	45
Wed	45	48	54	70	61	50	54	63	84	111	134	134	135	101	74	55	45
Thu	45	51	71	75	59	54	58	68	83	105	119	127	120	106	84	60	45
Fri	45	47	48	52	49	52	61	81	95	99	99	104	107	94	79	60	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	49	50	57	65	68	73	71	68	64	56	53	51	44
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	47	51	55	58	60	60	58	55	54	53	52	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	62	66	54	50	51	54	62	65	73	76	75	65	51	48	44
Tue	45	57	79	96	68	53	52	67	81	94	113	144	127	95	67	53	45
Wed	45	48	54	70	61	50	54	63	84	111	134	134	135	101	74	55	45
Thu	45	51	71	75	59	54	58	68	83	105	119	127	120	106	84	60	45
Fri	45	47	48	52	49	52	61	81	95	99	99	104	107	94	79	60	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	49	50	57	65	68	73	71	68	64	56	53	51	44
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	47	51	55	58	60	60	58	55	54	53	52	45