Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Torrance
Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 100 at this time.
Only 2% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 84 | 104 | 117 | 110 | 98 | 94 | 98 | 109 | 121 | 151 | 160 | 163 | 144 | 136 | 104 | 87 | 84 |
| Tue | 84 | 121 | 156 | 132 | 124 | 100 | 109 | 132 | 177 | 215 | 225 | 199 | 166 | 148 | 133 | 97 | 84 |
| Wed | 83 | 92 | 112 | 118 | 115 | 96 | 106 | 134 | 192 | 225 | 238 | 209 | 175 | 156 | 140 | 108 | 83 |
| Thu | 84 | 113 | 133 | 116 | 113 | 103 | 116 | 135 | 179 | 200 | 212 | 199 | 188 | 159 | 130 | 118 | 86 |
| Fri | 84 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 102 | 132 | 157 | 181 | 186 | 192 | 189 | 157 | 146 | 126 | 112 | 87 |
| Sat | 84 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 97 | 106 | 120 | 133 | 134 | 141 | 130 | 121 | 105 | 100 | 92 | 83 |
| Sun | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 92 | 99 | 105 | 103 | 107 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 85 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Santa Paula to Torrance (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 238 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 153 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (141 minutes).
About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (39 to 100 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula to Torrance?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 238 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Paula to Torrance?
The 78-mile drive usually takes 83 to 238 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 153 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Torrance?
Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 238 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)
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