Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Porter Ranch

Right now (6:02 am PDT): about 44 minutes via I-405 North, usually 47 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 Porter Ranch 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	38	45	56	59	55	52	49	49	50	56	66	72	67	56	44	41	39
Tue	38	47	65	68	63	56	51	49	51	58	69	77	73	63	48	42	39
Wed	38	48	67	71	66	59	53	50	51	59	73	80	76	64	50	43	39
Thu	38	47	65	69	63	57	52	51	54	62	75	81	77	65	50	43	39
Fri	38	45	57	59	55	53	55	56	60	70	77	78	69	57	47	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	51	54	55	55	53	50	47	45	42	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	47	50	51	50	47	46	45	43	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Torrance to Porter Ranch (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Porter Ranch?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 38 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (30 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Porter Ranch 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	38	45	56	59	55	52	49	49	50	56	66	72	67	56	44	41	39
Tue	38	47	65	68	63	56	51	49	51	58	69	77	73	63	48	42	39
Wed	38	48	67	71	66	59	53	50	51	59	73	80	76	64	50	43	39
Thu	38	47	65	69	63	57	52	51	54	62	75	81	77	65	50	43	39
Fri	38	45	57	59	55	53	55	56	60	70	77	78	69	57	47	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	51	54	55	55	53	50	47	45	42	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	47	50	51	50	47	46	45	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	56	59	55	52	49	49	50	56	66	72	67	56	44	41	39
Tue	38	47	65	68	63	56	51	49	51	58	69	77	73	63	48	42	39
Wed	38	48	67	71	66	59	53	50	51	59	73	80	76	64	50	43	39
Thu	38	47	65	69	63	57	52	51	54	62	75	81	77	65	50	43	39
Fri	38	45	57	59	55	53	55	56	60	70	77	78	69	57	47	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	51	54	55	55	53	50	47	45	42	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	47	50	51	50	47	46	45	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	56	59	55	52	49	49	50	56	66	72	67	56	44	41	39
Tue	38	47	65	68	63	56	51	49	51	58	69	77	73	63	48	42	39
Wed	38	48	67	71	66	59	53	50	51	59	73	80	76	64	50	43	39
Thu	38	47	65	69	63	57	52	51	54	62	75	81	77	65	50	43	39
Fri	38	45	57	59	55	53	55	56	60	70	77	78	69	57	47	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	51	54	55	55	53	50	47	45	42	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	47	50	51	50	47	46	45	43	43	40