Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Palmdale

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Palmdale 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	69	78	89	90	89	88	87	84	89	93	108	112	112	98	79	74	73
Tue	69	82	120	123	109	100	95	87	89	94	111	122	121	104	85	76	71
Wed	70	82	119	130	113	98	92	88	90	96	115	119	119	107	87	76	70
Thu	71	86	120	125	103	100	97	90	91	95	115	124	119	103	87	76	70
Fri	71	87	117	111	92	96	97	99	99	106	115	114	104	93	83	78	70
Sat	72	70	71	73	78	90	96	94	95	96	91	91	87	79	82	77	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	77	90	101	111	115	104	89	82	81	79	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Torrance to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (115 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Palmdale 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 Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 69 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Palmdale 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
Mon	69	78	89	90	89	88	87	84	89	93	108	112	112	98	79	74	73
Tue	69	82	120	123	109	100	95	87	89	94	111	122	121	104	85	76	71
Wed	70	82	119	130	113	98	92	88	90	96	115	119	119	107	87	76	70
Thu	71	86	120	125	103	100	97	90	91	95	115	124	119	103	87	76	70
Fri	71	87	117	111	92	96	97	99	99	106	115	114	104	93	83	78	70
Sat	72	70	71	73	78	90	96	94	95	96	91	91	87	79	82	77	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	77	90	101	111	115	104	89	82	81	79	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	89	90	89	88	87	84	89	93	108	112	112	98	79	74	73
Tue	69	82	120	123	109	100	95	87	89	94	111	122	121	104	85	76	71
Wed	70	82	119	130	113	98	92	88	90	96	115	119	119	107	87	76	70
Thu	71	86	120	125	103	100	97	90	91	95	115	124	119	103	87	76	70
Fri	71	87	117	111	92	96	97	99	99	106	115	114	104	93	83	78	70
Sat	72	70	71	73	78	90	96	94	95	96	91	91	87	79	82	77	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	77	90	101	111	115	104	89	82	81	79	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	89	90	89	88	87	84	89	93	108	112	112	98	79	74	73
Tue	69	82	120	123	109	100	95	87	89	94	111	122	121	104	85	76	71
Wed	70	82	119	130	113	98	92	88	90	96	115	119	119	107	87	76	70
Thu	71	86	120	125	103	100	97	90	91	95	115	124	119	103	87	76	70
Fri	71	87	117	111	92	96	97	99	99	106	115	114	104	93	83	78	70
Sat	72	70	71	73	78	90	96	94	95	96	91	91	87	79	82	77	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	77	90	101	111	115	104	89	82	81	79	77	71