Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Fullerton

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 59 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 45 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Fullerton 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	29	29	35	35	33	31	32	32	33	34	37	39	42	38	31	30	29
Tue	29	30	37	40	37	34	33	34	35	41	51	55	56	45	33	30	29
Wed	29	30	37	39	37	34	34	34	34	39	51	53	56	47	35	30	29
Thu	29	30	36	39	36	34	34	35	35	39	51	54	56	43	34	31	29
Fri	29	30	34	35	34	35	35	36	38	47	56	53	49	41	34	31	29
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	34	33	31	31	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Torrance to Fullerton (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Fullerton?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 56 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
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