Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Canyon Country

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-405 North, usually 65 at this time.

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 Canyon Country 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	45	61	73	69	66	63	61	59	61	64	78	79	81	69	52	49	47
Tue	45	68	101	102	85	76	71	61	62	66	81	91	92	78	59	51	48
Wed	45	70	101	108	90	75	68	63	64	67	83	89	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	46	74	100	102	80	77	71	64	63	67	83	94	92	77	60	51	46
Fri	45	70	97	90	68	71	75	74	72	77	84	85	76	65	55	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	53	65	72	71	72	73	67	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	64	75	88	90	80	65	59	57	55	52	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Torrance to Canyon Country (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Canyon Country?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 45 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Canyon Country 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	45	61	73	69	66	63	61	59	61	64	78	79	81	69	52	49	47
Tue	45	68	101	102	85	76	71	61	62	66	81	91	92	78	59	51	48
Wed	45	70	101	108	90	75	68	63	64	67	83	89	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	46	74	100	102	80	77	71	64	63	67	83	94	92	77	60	51	46
Fri	45	70	97	90	68	71	75	74	72	77	84	85	76	65	55	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	53	65	72	71	72	73	67	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	64	75	88	90	80	65	59	57	55	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	61	73	69	66	63	61	59	61	64	78	79	81	69	52	49	47
Tue	45	68	101	102	85	76	71	61	62	66	81	91	92	78	59	51	48
Wed	45	70	101	108	90	75	68	63	64	67	83	89	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	46	74	100	102	80	77	71	64	63	67	83	94	92	77	60	51	46
Fri	45	70	97	90	68	71	75	74	72	77	84	85	76	65	55	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	53	65	72	71	72	73	67	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	64	75	88	90	80	65	59	57	55	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	61	73	69	66	63	61	59	61	64	78	79	81	69	52	49	47
Tue	45	68	101	102	85	76	71	61	62	66	81	91	92	78	59	51	48
Wed	45	70	101	108	90	75	68	63	64	67	83	89	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	46	74	100	102	80	77	71	64	63	67	83	94	92	77	60	51	46
Fri	45	70	97	90	68	71	75	74	72	77	84	85	76	65	55	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	53	65	72	71	72	73	67	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	64	75	88	90	80	65	59	57	55	52	47