Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-405 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Costa Mesa 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	33	35	35	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	34
Tue	35	34	37	37	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	35	34	36	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	45	41	36	35
Thu	34	35	35	37	38	38	39	38	40	40	40	43	44	46	44	37	34
Fri	35	34	36	39	38	38	40	38	39	39	39	39	42	46	43	39	35
Sat	33	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	40	42	46	43	43	48	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	40	42	47	45	44	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Torrance to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Costa Mesa?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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More drives

Costa Mesa 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	33	35	35	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	34
Tue	35	34	37	37	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	35	34	36	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	45	41	36	35
Thu	34	35	35	37	38	38	39	38	40	40	40	43	44	46	44	37	34
Fri	35	34	36	39	38	38	40	38	39	39	39	39	42	46	43	39	35
Sat	33	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	40	42	46	43	43	48	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	40	42	47	45	44	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	35	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	34
Tue	35	34	37	37	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	35	34	36	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	45	41	36	35
Thu	34	35	35	37	38	38	39	38	40	40	40	43	44	46	44	37	34
Fri	35	34	36	39	38	38	40	38	39	39	39	39	42	46	43	39	35
Sat	33	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	40	42	46	43	43	48	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	40	42	47	45	44	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	35	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	34
Tue	35	34	37	37	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	35	34	36	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	45	45	41	36	35
Thu	34	35	35	37	38	38	39	38	40	40	40	43	44	46	44	37	34
Fri	35	34	36	39	38	38	40	38	39	39	39	39	42	46	43	39	35
Sat	33	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	40	42	46	43	43	48	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	40	42	47	45	44	37	34