Best Time to Drive from Torrance to San Clemente

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 55 at this time.

None 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 San Clemente 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	53	55	87	87	66	58	58	60	60	59	60	59	59	55	57	57	57
Tue	53	56	73	102	78	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	55	53
Wed	53	55	85	82	80	70	59	62	55	56	61	56	57	56	54	54	53
Thu	52	55	75	92	73	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	53
Fri	53	55	61	74	59	56	55	56	55	57	55	54	53	53	55	55	54
Sat	53	53	53	52	53	53	54	56	56	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	54	53	56	55	56	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	54	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Torrance to San Clemente (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to San Clemente?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 52 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	87	87	66	58	58	60	60	59	60	59	59	55	57	57	57
Tue	53	56	73	102	78	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	55	53
Wed	53	55	85	82	80	70	59	62	55	56	61	56	57	56	54	54	53
Thu	52	55	75	92	73	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	53
Fri	53	55	61	74	59	56	55	56	55	57	55	54	53	53	55	55	54
Sat	53	53	53	52	53	53	54	56	56	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	54	53	56	55	56	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	87	87	66	58	58	60	60	59	60	59	59	55	57	57	57
Tue	53	56	73	102	78	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	55	53
Wed	53	55	85	82	80	70	59	62	55	56	61	56	57	56	54	54	53
Thu	52	55	75	92	73	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	53
Fri	53	55	61	74	59	56	55	56	55	57	55	54	53	53	55	55	54
Sat	53	53	53	52	53	53	54	56	56	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	54	53	56	55	56	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	87	87	66	58	58	60	60	59	60	59	59	55	57	57	57
Tue	53	56	73	102	78	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	55	53
Wed	53	55	85	82	80	70	59	62	55	56	61	56	57	56	54	54	53
Thu	52	55	75	92	73	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	53
Fri	53	55	61	74	59	56	55	56	55	57	55	54	53	53	55	55	54
Sat	53	53	53	52	53	53	54	56	56	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	54	53	56	55	56	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	54	55	53