Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Encino

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-405 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 8% 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	53	67	67	66	59	53	54	49	51	64	63	56	42	34	30	29
Tue	27	49	93	91	73	67	62	51	51	51	56	54	57	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	51	93	95	77	64	57	51	52	53	63	64	65	57	37	31	28
Thu	27	53	87	84	63	60	55	46	42	50	52	60	65	51	37	30	28
Fri	27	57	90	77	60	57	62	60	57	63	63	56	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	33	43	59	62	60	67	67	61	56	59	43	49	37	28
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	52	60	61	63	49	42	37	36	37	30

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 96 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (67 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 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Encino?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 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	53	67	67	66	59	53	54	49	51	64	63	56	42	34	30	29
Tue	27	49	93	91	73	67	62	51	51	51	56	54	57	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	51	93	95	77	64	57	51	52	53	63	64	65	57	37	31	28
Thu	27	53	87	84	63	60	55	46	42	50	52	60	65	51	37	30	28
Fri	27	57	90	77	60	57	62	60	57	63	63	56	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	33	43	59	62	60	67	67	61	56	59	43	49	37	28
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	52	60	61	63	49	42	37	36	37	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	53	67	67	66	59	53	54	49	51	64	63	56	42	34	30	29
Tue	27	49	93	91	73	67	62	51	51	51	56	54	57	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	51	93	95	77	64	57	51	52	53	63	64	65	57	37	31	28
Thu	27	53	87	84	63	60	55	46	42	50	52	60	65	51	37	30	28
Fri	27	57	90	77	60	57	62	60	57	63	63	56	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	33	43	59	62	60	67	67	61	56	59	43	49	37	28
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	52	60	61	63	49	42	37	36	37	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	53	67	67	66	59	53	54	49	51	64	63	56	42	34	30	29
Tue	27	49	93	91	73	67	62	51	51	51	56	54	57	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	51	93	95	77	64	57	51	52	53	63	64	65	57	37	31	28
Thu	27	53	87	84	63	60	55	46	42	50	52	60	65	51	37	30	28
Fri	27	57	90	77	60	57	62	60	57	63	63	56	42	38	34	31	28
Sat	29	29	30	33	43	59	62	60	67	67	61	56	59	43	49	37	28
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	52	60	61	63	49	42	37	36	37	30