Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Torrance

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 South, usually 44 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 Sylmar 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	38	44	58	60	55	46	45	45	48	53	59	63	62	53	44	40	38
Tue	38	45	61	64	58	50	46	47	50	57	67	74	73	61	47	41	38
Wed	37	45	62	65	58	51	48	48	52	59	69	74	71	61	49	43	38
Thu	38	45	61	63	58	51	49	50	54	60	70	75	73	63	51	45	39
Fri	38	43	54	56	50	49	50	54	59	67	72	71	66	59	50	45	39
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	43	47	51	53	54	55	54	51	48	44	41	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	47	48	48	46	45	44	42	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Sylmar to Torrance (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar 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 Sylmar to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Torrance?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (34 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	58	60	55	46	45	45	48	53	59	63	62	53	44	40	38
Tue	38	45	61	64	58	50	46	47	50	57	67	74	73	61	47	41	38
Wed	37	45	62	65	58	51	48	48	52	59	69	74	71	61	49	43	38
Thu	38	45	61	63	58	51	49	50	54	60	70	75	73	63	51	45	39
Fri	38	43	54	56	50	49	50	54	59	67	72	71	66	59	50	45	39
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	43	47	51	53	54	55	54	51	48	44	41	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	47	48	48	46	45	44	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	58	60	55	46	45	45	48	53	59	63	62	53	44	40	38
Tue	38	45	61	64	58	50	46	47	50	57	67	74	73	61	47	41	38
Wed	37	45	62	65	58	51	48	48	52	59	69	74	71	61	49	43	38
Thu	38	45	61	63	58	51	49	50	54	60	70	75	73	63	51	45	39
Fri	38	43	54	56	50	49	50	54	59	67	72	71	66	59	50	45	39
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	43	47	51	53	54	55	54	51	48	44	41	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	47	48	48	46	45	44	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	58	60	55	46	45	45	48	53	59	63	62	53	44	40	38
Tue	38	45	61	64	58	50	46	47	50	57	67	74	73	61	47	41	38
Wed	37	45	62	65	58	51	48	48	52	59	69	74	71	61	49	43	38
Thu	38	45	61	63	58	51	49	50	54	60	70	75	73	63	51	45	39
Fri	38	43	54	56	50	49	50	54	59	67	72	71	66	59	50	45	39
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	43	47	51	53	54	55	54	51	48	44	41	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	47	48	48	46	45	44	42	42	38