Best Time to Drive from Torrance to La Jolla

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 143 minutes via I-5 South and I-405 South, usually 115 at this time.

Only 23% 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 La Jolla 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	99	104	138	135	114	106	106	107	107	108	107	106	105	101	103	102	102
Tue	99	106	131	151	128	106	105	105	105	105	106	106	103	101	100	100	98
Wed	99	105	141	131	129	118	107	109	103	106	113	107	103	102	100	100	99
Thu	98	105	130	141	123	108	106	105	105	108	109	108	103	103	100	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	121	108	108	111	116	116	121	122	117	110	103	102	101	99
Sat	98	99	99	101	110	118	117	118	118	112	113	114	106	103	101	100	99
Sun	99	99	99	102	102	106	111	110	109	108	108	106	104	103	102	101	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 110-mile drive from Torrance to La Jolla (via I-5 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 102 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central La Jolla 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 La Jolla?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to La Jolla?

The 110-mile drive usually takes 98 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to La Jolla?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (36 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-805 South in San Diego (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	104	138	135	114	106	106	107	107	108	107	106	105	101	103	102	102
Tue	99	106	131	151	128	106	105	105	105	105	106	106	103	101	100	100	98
Wed	99	105	141	131	129	118	107	109	103	106	113	107	103	102	100	100	99
Thu	98	105	130	141	123	108	106	105	105	108	109	108	103	103	100	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	121	108	108	111	116	116	121	122	117	110	103	102	101	99
Sat	98	99	99	101	110	118	117	118	118	112	113	114	106	103	101	100	99
Sun	99	99	99	102	102	106	111	110	109	108	108	106	104	103	102	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	104	138	135	114	106	106	107	107	108	107	106	105	101	103	102	102
Tue	99	106	131	151	128	106	105	105	105	105	106	106	103	101	100	100	98
Wed	99	105	141	131	129	118	107	109	103	106	113	107	103	102	100	100	99
Thu	98	105	130	141	123	108	106	105	105	108	109	108	103	103	100	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	121	108	108	111	116	116	121	122	117	110	103	102	101	99
Sat	98	99	99	101	110	118	117	118	118	112	113	114	106	103	101	100	99
Sun	99	99	99	102	102	106	111	110	109	108	108	106	104	103	102	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	104	138	135	114	106	106	107	107	108	107	106	105	101	103	102	102
Tue	99	106	131	151	128	106	105	105	105	105	106	106	103	101	100	100	98
Wed	99	105	141	131	129	118	107	109	103	106	113	107	103	102	100	100	99
Thu	98	105	130	141	123	108	106	105	105	108	109	108	103	103	100	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	121	108	108	111	116	116	121	122	117	110	103	102	101	99
Sat	98	99	99	101	110	118	117	118	118	112	113	114	106	103	101	100	99
Sun	99	99	99	102	102	106	111	110	109	108	108	106	104	103	102	101	98