Best Time to Drive from Torrance to San Clemente

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 34% 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	54	55	58	80	62	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	54
Tue	54	55	60	87	73	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	54
Wed	54	55	60	80	71	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	58	56	54	55	54
Thu	54	55	59	82	72	59	59	58	59	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	54
Fri	54	55	56	68	60	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	54	55	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54

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 54 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (56 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 6 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 7:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 87 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 87 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	54	55	58	80	62	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	54
Tue	54	55	60	87	73	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	54
Wed	54	55	60	80	71	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	58	56	54	55	54
Thu	54	55	59	82	72	59	59	58	59	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	54
Fri	54	55	56	68	60	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	54	55	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	58	80	62	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	54
Tue	54	55	60	87	73	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	54
Wed	54	55	60	80	71	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	58	56	54	55	54
Thu	54	55	59	82	72	59	59	58	59	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	54
Fri	54	55	56	68	60	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	54	55	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	58	80	62	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	54
Tue	54	55	60	87	73	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	54
Wed	54	55	60	80	71	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	58	56	54	55	54
Thu	54	55	59	82	72	59	59	58	59	56	56	56	57	56	54	54	54
Fri	54	55	56	68	60	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	55
Sat	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	54	55	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54