Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Northridge

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-405 North, usually 37 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	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	77	121	137	121	84	53	40	36
Tue	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	66	118	141	119	87	57	40	36
Wed	36	36	37	38	39	38	38	40	46	64	113	135	128	99	68	43	38
Thu	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	44	55	67	107	134	117	88	58	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	39	40	41	49	69	105	124	108	77	50	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	38	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Torrance to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 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 42 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 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 36 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Northridge?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 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	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	77	121	137	121	84	53	40	36
Tue	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	66	118	141	119	87	57	40	36
Wed	36	36	37	38	39	38	38	40	46	64	113	135	128	99	68	43	38
Thu	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	44	55	67	107	134	117	88	58	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	39	40	41	49	69	105	124	108	77	50	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	38	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	77	121	137	121	84	53	40	36
Tue	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	66	118	141	119	87	57	40	36
Wed	36	36	37	38	39	38	38	40	46	64	113	135	128	99	68	43	38
Thu	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	44	55	67	107	134	117	88	58	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	39	40	41	49	69	105	124	108	77	50	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	38	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	77	121	137	121	84	53	40	36
Tue	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	66	118	141	119	87	57	40	36
Wed	36	36	37	38	39	38	38	40	46	64	113	135	128	99	68	43	38
Thu	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	44	55	67	107	134	117	88	58	42	37
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	39	40	41	49	69	105	124	108	77	50	40	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	38	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	36