Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Placentia

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Placentia 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	31	32	37	39	36	34	34	35	36	37	41	41	44	40	33	32	31
Tue	31	33	39	42	40	38	37	37	39	45	56	59	58	46	35	33	32
Wed	31	32	38	41	40	38	37	38	37	43	56	57	59	50	37	33	32
Thu	31	33	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	59	59	59	47	36	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	39	40	43	54	61	57	52	42	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Torrance to Placentia (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Placentia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	39	36	34	34	35	36	37	41	41	44	40	33	32	31
Tue	31	33	39	42	40	38	37	37	39	45	56	59	58	46	35	33	32
Wed	31	32	38	41	40	38	37	38	37	43	56	57	59	50	37	33	32
Thu	31	33	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	59	59	59	47	36	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	39	40	43	54	61	57	52	42	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	39	36	34	34	35	36	37	41	41	44	40	33	32	31
Tue	31	33	39	42	40	38	37	37	39	45	56	59	58	46	35	33	32
Wed	31	32	38	41	40	38	37	38	37	43	56	57	59	50	37	33	32
Thu	31	33	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	59	59	59	47	36	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	39	40	43	54	61	57	52	42	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	39	36	34	34	35	36	37	41	41	44	40	33	32	31
Tue	31	33	39	42	40	38	37	37	39	45	56	59	58	46	35	33	32
Wed	31	32	38	41	40	38	37	38	37	43	56	57	59	50	37	33	32
Thu	31	33	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	59	59	59	47	36	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	38	38	39	39	40	43	54	61	57	52	42	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	36	34	33	33	32
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