Best Time to Drive from Torrance to La Mirada

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Mirada 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	31	31	34	36	35	33	33	34	34	35	38	38	41	38	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	36	40	38	36	36	36	37	42	53	58	57	45	35	32	31
Wed	31	32	37	40	37	36	36	36	36	41	53	54	58	49	36	33	31
Thu	31	32	36	40	37	37	37	37	37	42	55	54	58	46	36	33	32
Fri	31	32	34	35	36	37	37	38	40	51	58	54	51	42	35	33	31
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Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Torrance to La Mirada (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (16 to 25 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 Mirada 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 Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 31 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to La Mirada?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles)

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