Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Brea

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 35 minutes via SR-91 East.

Only 16% 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 Brea 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	35	36	44	45	41	39	38	39	40	41	45	46	49	45	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	48	50	46	42	40	41	43	49	60	63	65	52	39	37	35
Wed	35	37	47	48	45	42	41	42	41	46	60	62	64	55	41	37	35
Thu	35	37	46	49	45	42	42	42	42	47	59	63	64	51	40	37	35
Fri	35	37	43	43	42	42	42	43	46	55	65	61	58	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Torrance to Brea (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (16 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 35 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Brea?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	44	45	41	39	38	39	40	41	45	46	49	45	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	48	50	46	42	40	41	43	49	60	63	65	52	39	37	35
Wed	35	37	47	48	45	42	41	42	41	46	60	62	64	55	41	37	35
Thu	35	37	46	49	45	42	42	42	42	47	59	63	64	51	40	37	35
Fri	35	37	43	43	42	42	42	43	46	55	65	61	58	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	44	45	41	39	38	39	40	41	45	46	49	45	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	48	50	46	42	40	41	43	49	60	63	65	52	39	37	35
Wed	35	37	47	48	45	42	41	42	41	46	60	62	64	55	41	37	35
Thu	35	37	46	49	45	42	42	42	42	47	59	63	64	51	40	37	35
Fri	35	37	43	43	42	42	42	43	46	55	65	61	58	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	44	45	41	39	38	39	40	41	45	46	49	45	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	48	50	46	42	40	41	43	49	60	63	65	52	39	37	35
Wed	35	37	47	48	45	42	41	42	41	46	60	62	64	55	41	37	35
Thu	35	37	46	49	45	42	42	42	42	47	59	63	64	51	40	37	35
Fri	35	37	43	43	42	42	42	43	46	55	65	61	58	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	35