Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Northridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 50 minutes via I-405 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Northridge 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	35	50	64	64	60	57	51	50	51	54	67	68	71	57	41	37	36
Tue	35	60	104	103	86	76	69	57	57	62	75	80	82	67	45	38	36
Wed	35	60	105	110	91	76	66	60	60	65	81	86	88	72	48	39	36
Thu	35	65	102	100	78	74	66	58	55	62	71	83	85	67	48	38	36
Fri	34	67	102	88	68	65	70	66	64	73	77	73	62	51	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	59	65	64	68	68	61	61	59	47	51	43	37
Sun	36	36	37	36	37	43	50	58	69	69	65	54	51	48	45	42	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Torrance to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	50	64	64	60	57	51	50	51	54	67	68	71	57	41	37	36
Tue	35	60	104	103	86	76	69	57	57	62	75	80	82	67	45	38	36
Wed	35	60	105	110	91	76	66	60	60	65	81	86	88	72	48	39	36
Thu	35	65	102	100	78	74	66	58	55	62	71	83	85	67	48	38	36
Fri	34	67	102	88	68	65	70	66	64	73	77	73	62	51	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	59	65	64	68	68	61	61	59	47	51	43	37
Sun	36	36	37	36	37	43	50	58	69	69	65	54	51	48	45	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	50	64	64	60	57	51	50	51	54	67	68	71	57	41	37	36
Tue	35	60	104	103	86	76	69	57	57	62	75	80	82	67	45	38	36
Wed	35	60	105	110	91	76	66	60	60	65	81	86	88	72	48	39	36
Thu	35	65	102	100	78	74	66	58	55	62	71	83	85	67	48	38	36
Fri	34	67	102	88	68	65	70	66	64	73	77	73	62	51	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	59	65	64	68	68	61	61	59	47	51	43	37
Sun	36	36	37	36	37	43	50	58	69	69	65	54	51	48	45	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	50	64	64	60	57	51	50	51	54	67	68	71	57	41	37	36
Tue	35	60	104	103	86	76	69	57	57	62	75	80	82	67	45	38	36
Wed	35	60	105	110	91	76	66	60	60	65	81	86	88	72	48	39	36
Thu	35	65	102	100	78	74	66	58	55	62	71	83	85	67	48	38	36
Fri	34	67	102	88	68	65	70	66	64	73	77	73	62	51	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	39	45	59	65	64	68	68	61	61	59	47	51	43	37
Sun	36	36	37	36	37	43	50	58	69	69	65	54	51	48	45	42	36