Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Lake Forest
Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-405 South, usually 44 at this time.
Only 11% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 43 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| Tue | 43 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 43 |
| Wed | 43 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
| Thu | 43 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
| Fri | 43 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
| Sat | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Sun | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Torrance to Lake Forest (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).
About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Lake Forest?
The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Torrance to Lake Forest?
Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)
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