Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Encino

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-405 North, usually 53 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 Encino 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	27	41	54	54	51	49	44	42	42	42	52	44	45	41	32	30	28
Tue	28	47	93	92	74	66	61	49	49	50	56	54	57	53	36	30	28
Wed	28	49	94	98	79	66	58	52	53	53	64	65	66	58	37	32	28
Thu	27	53	90	86	66	63	57	48	43	51	54	62	65	55	40	32	28
Fri	27	55	90	78	58	56	61	58	55	63	62	57	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	32	39	53	58	57	62	61	55	53	55	41	47	38	30
Sun	29	28	29	29	30	36	43	51	61	61	60	50	47	42	39	36	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Torrance to Encino (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 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 Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Encino?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	41	54	54	51	49	44	42	42	42	52	44	45	41	32	30	28
Tue	28	47	93	92	74	66	61	49	49	50	56	54	57	53	36	30	28
Wed	28	49	94	98	79	66	58	52	53	53	64	65	66	58	37	32	28
Thu	27	53	90	86	66	63	57	48	43	51	54	62	65	55	40	32	28
Fri	27	55	90	78	58	56	61	58	55	63	62	57	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	32	39	53	58	57	62	61	55	53	55	41	47	38	30
Sun	29	28	29	29	30	36	43	51	61	61	60	50	47	42	39	36	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	41	54	54	51	49	44	42	42	42	52	44	45	41	32	30	28
Tue	28	47	93	92	74	66	61	49	49	50	56	54	57	53	36	30	28
Wed	28	49	94	98	79	66	58	52	53	53	64	65	66	58	37	32	28
Thu	27	53	90	86	66	63	57	48	43	51	54	62	65	55	40	32	28
Fri	27	55	90	78	58	56	61	58	55	63	62	57	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	32	39	53	58	57	62	61	55	53	55	41	47	38	30
Sun	29	28	29	29	30	36	43	51	61	61	60	50	47	42	39	36	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	41	54	54	51	49	44	42	42	42	52	44	45	41	32	30	28
Tue	28	47	93	92	74	66	61	49	49	50	56	54	57	53	36	30	28
Wed	28	49	94	98	79	66	58	52	53	53	64	65	66	58	37	32	28
Thu	27	53	90	86	66	63	57	48	43	51	54	62	65	55	40	32	28
Fri	27	55	90	78	58	56	61	58	55	63	62	57	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	32	39	53	58	57	62	61	55	53	55	41	47	38	30
Sun	29	28	29	29	30	36	43	51	61	61	60	50	47	42	39	36	29