Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Aliso Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 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 Torrance to Aliso Viejo 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	42	44	76	76	54	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	44	46	46	46
Tue	42	44	61	91	66	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	42
Wed	42	44	74	71	69	58	48	50	44	45	50	45	46	45	43	43	43
Thu	42	44	63	81	62	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	44	49	62	47	44	43	45	44	45	44	43	42	41	43	43	43
Sat	43	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	45	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	43
Sun	42	43	42	45	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	44	43	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Torrance to Aliso Viejo (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Aliso Viejo 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 Torrance to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Aliso Viejo?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles)

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

More drives

Aliso Viejo to Torrance (return trip) · Torrance to Los Angeles · Torrance to Santa Monica · Torrance to Pasadena · Torrance to West Covina · Torrance to Burbank · Torrance to Glendale · Torrance to Santa Clarita · Torrance to Van Nuys · Torrance to Hollywood · Torrance to Culver City · Torrance to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	76	76	54	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	44	46	46	46
Tue	42	44	61	91	66	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	42
Wed	42	44	74	71	69	58	48	50	44	45	50	45	46	45	43	43	43
Thu	42	44	63	81	62	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	44	49	62	47	44	43	45	44	45	44	43	42	41	43	43	43
Sat	43	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	45	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	43
Sun	42	43	42	45	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	76	76	54	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	44	46	46	46
Tue	42	44	61	91	66	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	42
Wed	42	44	74	71	69	58	48	50	44	45	50	45	46	45	43	43	43
Thu	42	44	63	81	62	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	44	49	62	47	44	43	45	44	45	44	43	42	41	43	43	43
Sat	43	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	45	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	43
Sun	42	43	42	45	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	76	76	54	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	44	46	46	46
Tue	42	44	61	91	66	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	42
Wed	42	44	74	71	69	58	48	50	44	45	50	45	46	45	43	43	43
Thu	42	44	63	81	62	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43	43	42
Fri	42	44	49	62	47	44	43	45	44	45	44	43	42	41	43	43	43
Sat	43	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	45	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	43
Sun	42	43	42	45	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	44	43	44	42