Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Torrance

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	26	27	27	31	32	30	31	36	44	50	64	72	72	59	37	30	27
Tue	27	27	27	38	45	33	33	45	71	84	106	134	122	88	52	36	27
Wed	26	26	27	37	43	33	34	42	65	95	122	135	128	94	60	40	28
Thu	27	27	27	36	42	32	36	51	61	96	117	115	115	100	77	50	28
Fri	27	27	27	32	33	32	40	64	78	91	88	89	97	84	63	46	30
Sat	27	27	27	27	30	31	37	44	47	58	58	54	45	37	34	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	35	36	36	37	34	35	34	32	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Torrance (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Torrance?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 26 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Torrance?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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More drives

Torrance to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	27	31	32	30	31	36	44	50	64	72	72	59	37	30	27
Tue	27	27	27	38	45	33	33	45	71	84	106	134	122	88	52	36	27
Wed	26	26	27	37	43	33	34	42	65	95	122	135	128	94	60	40	28
Thu	27	27	27	36	42	32	36	51	61	96	117	115	115	100	77	50	28
Fri	27	27	27	32	33	32	40	64	78	91	88	89	97	84	63	46	30
Sat	27	27	27	27	30	31	37	44	47	58	58	54	45	37	34	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	35	36	36	37	34	35	34	32	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	27	31	32	30	31	36	44	50	64	72	72	59	37	30	27
Tue	27	27	27	38	45	33	33	45	71	84	106	134	122	88	52	36	27
Wed	26	26	27	37	43	33	34	42	65	95	122	135	128	94	60	40	28
Thu	27	27	27	36	42	32	36	51	61	96	117	115	115	100	77	50	28
Fri	27	27	27	32	33	32	40	64	78	91	88	89	97	84	63	46	30
Sat	27	27	27	27	30	31	37	44	47	58	58	54	45	37	34	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	35	36	36	37	34	35	34	32	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	27	31	32	30	31	36	44	50	64	72	72	59	37	30	27
Tue	27	27	27	38	45	33	33	45	71	84	106	134	122	88	52	36	27
Wed	26	26	27	37	43	33	34	42	65	95	122	135	128	94	60	40	28
Thu	27	27	27	36	42	32	36	51	61	96	117	115	115	100	77	50	28
Fri	27	27	27	32	33	32	40	64	78	91	88	89	97	84	63	46	30
Sat	27	27	27	27	30	31	37	44	47	58	58	54	45	37	34	32	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	35	36	36	37	34	35	34	32	28