Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Montebello

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-91 East and I-605 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Montebello 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	29	30	32	35	34	33	34	33	34	37	44	47	49	41	33	31	30
Tue	30	31	36	40	37	36	36	36	37	47	61	71	70	53	36	31	30
Wed	29	31	34	39	37	36	36	36	37	45	60	67	68	54	38	32	30
Thu	30	31	34	37	37	36	36	37	38	46	61	66	67	50	37	33	30
Fri	30	31	33	35	36	37	38	39	43	55	64	62	56	45	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	34	34	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Torrance to Montebello (via SR-91 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 29 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Montebello?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Montebello to Torrance (return trip) · Torrance to Los Angeles · Torrance to Santa Monica · Torrance to Pasadena · Torrance to West Covina · Torrance to Burbank · Torrance to Glendale · Torrance to Santa Clarita · Torrance to Van Nuys · Torrance to Hollywood · Torrance to Culver City · Torrance to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	30	31	36	40	37	36	36	36	37	47	61	71	70	53	36	31	30
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