Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Huntington Beach

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Torrance to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Huntington Beach to Torrance

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 20 to 31 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Torrance to Huntington Beach 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	36	37	41	42	40	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	48	45	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	39	41	45	49	54	50	41	37	36
Wed	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	40	42	46	51	56	51	41	37	36
Thu	36	37	42	42	41	40	39	39	41	43	49	53	58	51	42	38	36
Fri	36	37	39	40	39	39	40	41	43	48	52	54	55	48	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	38	36

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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Huntington Beach?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 36 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	41	42	40	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	48	45	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	39	41	45	49	54	50	41	37	36
Wed	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	40	42	46	51	56	51	41	37	36
Thu	36	37	42	42	41	40	39	39	41	43	49	53	58	51	42	38	36
Fri	36	37	39	40	39	39	40	41	43	48	52	54	55	48	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	41	42	40	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	48	45	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	39	41	45	49	54	50	41	37	36
Wed	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	40	42	46	51	56	51	41	37	36
Thu	36	37	42	42	41	40	39	39	41	43	49	53	58	51	42	38	36
Fri	36	37	39	40	39	39	40	41	43	48	52	54	55	48	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	41	42	40	39	39	39	39	41	43	47	48	45	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	39	41	45	49	54	50	41	37	36
Wed	36	37	43	44	42	40	39	39	40	42	46	51	56	51	41	37	36
Thu	36	37	42	42	41	40	39	39	41	43	49	53	58	51	42	38	36
Fri	36	37	39	40	39	39	40	41	43	48	52	54	55	48	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	42	39	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	38	36