Best Time to Drive from SNA to Torrance

Right now (1:05 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-405 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 3% 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 SNA 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	34	37	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	41	44	47	44	37	36	34
Tue	33	34	42	46	45	39	38	38	38	39	43	42	49	46	40	38	34
Wed	33	34	38	47	45	42	42	40	41	44	44	47	49	48	46	47	35
Thu	33	35	38	45	42	38	38	39	38	40	43	48	54	48	42	39	34
Fri	33	34	36	39	38	36	36	36	37	38	41	48	48	45	40	38	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	38	37	37	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from SNA to Torrance (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SNA to Torrance?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 33 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Torrance to SNA (return trip) · SNA to Los Angeles · SNA to Santa Monica · SNA to Pasadena · SNA to Long Beach · SNA to West Covina · SNA to Burbank · SNA to Glendale · SNA to Santa Clarita · SNA to Van Nuys · SNA to LAX · SNA to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	41	44	47	44	37	36	34
Tue	33	34	42	46	45	39	38	38	38	39	43	42	49	46	40	38	34
Wed	33	34	38	47	45	42	42	40	41	44	44	47	49	48	46	47	35
Thu	33	35	38	45	42	38	38	39	38	40	43	48	54	48	42	39	34
Fri	33	34	36	39	38	36	36	36	37	38	41	48	48	45	40	38	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	38	37	37	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	41	44	47	44	37	36	34
Tue	33	34	42	46	45	39	38	38	38	39	43	42	49	46	40	38	34
Wed	33	34	38	47	45	42	42	40	41	44	44	47	49	48	46	47	35
Thu	33	35	38	45	42	38	38	39	38	40	43	48	54	48	42	39	34
Fri	33	34	36	39	38	36	36	36	37	38	41	48	48	45	40	38	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	38	37	37	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	41	44	47	44	37	36	34
Tue	33	34	42	46	45	39	38	38	38	39	43	42	49	46	40	38	34
Wed	33	34	38	47	45	42	42	40	41	44	44	47	49	48	46	47	35
Thu	33	35	38	45	42	38	38	39	38	40	43	48	54	48	42	39	34
Fri	33	34	36	39	38	36	36	36	37	38	41	48	48	45	40	38	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	38	37	37	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	34