Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Altadena

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 36 minutes via I-110 North.

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

Minutes from Torrance to Altadena 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	37	40	44	41	40	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	43	41	41	40	37
Tue	36	40	41	40	41	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	43	42	42	42	37
Wed	36	39	40	41	43	41	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	40	37
Thu	38	42	44	45	42	43	42	41	43	42	43	43	42	41	43	42	38
Fri	37	44	44	44	45	43	41	42	43	43	44	45	43	44	42	42	37
Sat	42	44	45	44	42	44	42	41	44	43	42	42	43	43	41	39	36
Sun	39	43	51	45	42	41	41	41	42	44	44	42	42	44	42	41	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Torrance to Altadena (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Altadena 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 Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 36 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Altadena?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.2 miles)

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More drives

Altadena 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	37	40	44	41	40	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	43	41	41	40	37
Tue	36	40	41	40	41	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	43	42	42	42	37
Wed	36	39	40	41	43	41	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	40	37
Thu	38	42	44	45	42	43	42	41	43	42	43	43	42	41	43	42	38
Fri	37	44	44	44	45	43	41	42	43	43	44	45	43	44	42	42	37
Sat	42	44	45	44	42	44	42	41	44	43	42	42	43	43	41	39	36
Sun	39	43	51	45	42	41	41	41	42	44	44	42	42	44	42	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	41	40	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	43	41	41	40	37
Tue	36	40	41	40	41	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	43	42	42	42	37
Wed	36	39	40	41	43	41	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	40	37
Thu	38	42	44	45	42	43	42	41	43	42	43	43	42	41	43	42	38
Fri	37	44	44	44	45	43	41	42	43	43	44	45	43	44	42	42	37
Sat	42	44	45	44	42	44	42	41	44	43	42	42	43	43	41	39	36
Sun	39	43	51	45	42	41	41	41	42	44	44	42	42	44	42	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	41	40	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	43	41	41	40	37
Tue	36	40	41	40	41	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	43	42	42	42	37
Wed	36	39	40	41	43	41	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	40	37
Thu	38	42	44	45	42	43	42	41	43	42	43	43	42	41	43	42	38
Fri	37	44	44	44	45	43	41	42	43	43	44	45	43	44	42	42	37
Sat	42	44	45	44	42	44	42	41	44	43	42	42	43	43	41	39	36
Sun	39	43	51	45	42	41	41	41	42	44	44	42	42	44	42	41	36