Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Santa Ana

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 39 minutes via I-405 South and SR-22 East, usually 36 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 Santa Ana 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	34	35	39	44	38	36	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	42	49	40	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	42	37	35	34	34
Wed	34	36	42	47	40	37	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	37	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	42	44	40	37	37	37	37	37	40	39	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	38	37	37	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	36	35	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Torrance to Santa Ana (via I-405 South and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 17 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 Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Santa Ana?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 34 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (9 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	44	38	36	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	42	49	40	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	42	37	35	34	34
Wed	34	36	42	47	40	37	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	37	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	42	44	40	37	37	37	37	37	40	39	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	38	37	37	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	36	35	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	44	38	36	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	42	49	40	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	42	37	35	34	34
Wed	34	36	42	47	40	37	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	37	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	42	44	40	37	37	37	37	37	40	39	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	38	37	37	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	36	35	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	44	38	36	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	42	49	40	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	42	37	35	34	34
Wed	34	36	42	47	40	37	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	37	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	42	44	40	37	37	37	37	37	40	39	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	38	37	37	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	36	35	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34