Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Irvine

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-405 South, usually 38 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 Irvine 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	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	39	42	38	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	45	42	38	38	37
Wed	36	37	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	38	39	40	45	41	38	38	37
Thu	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	42	40	38	37	37
Fri	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Torrance to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 4:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 4:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 36 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Irvine?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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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	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	39	42	38	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	45	42	38	38	37
Wed	36	37	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	38	39	40	45	41	38	38	37
Thu	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	42	40	38	37	37
Fri	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	39	42	38	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	45	42	38	38	37
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Thu	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	42	40	38	37	37
Fri	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	39	42	38	38	38	37
Tue	36	38	38	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	45	42	38	38	37
Wed	36	37	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	38	39	40	45	41	38	38	37
Thu	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	42	40	38	37	37
Fri	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36