Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Santa Barbara
Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 111 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 108 at this time.
Only 20% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 101 | 128 | 143 | 135 | 131 | 129 | 125 | 124 | 125 | 134 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 125 | 107 | 103 | 101 |
| Tue | 100 | 130 | 170 | 162 | 144 | 137 | 132 | 122 | 125 | 132 | 149 | 158 | 146 | 130 | 111 | 103 | 101 |
| Wed | 101 | 134 | 174 | 168 | 150 | 136 | 129 | 125 | 128 | 134 | 153 | 157 | 152 | 138 | 114 | 105 | 102 |
| Thu | 101 | 137 | 170 | 159 | 139 | 138 | 133 | 128 | 127 | 135 | 148 | 156 | 146 | 129 | 113 | 104 | 101 |
| Fri | 100 | 131 | 161 | 149 | 132 | 134 | 144 | 140 | 143 | 155 | 153 | 147 | 134 | 118 | 107 | 103 | 101 |
| Sat | 102 | 102 | 103 | 107 | 114 | 131 | 141 | 136 | 135 | 133 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 110 | 113 | 107 | 102 |
| Sun | 101 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 105 | 112 | 120 | 128 | 136 | 133 | 127 | 117 | 112 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 101 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 106-mile drive from Torrance to Santa Barbara (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (141 minutes).
About 96 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (10 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Santa Barbara 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 Barbara?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Santa Barbara?
The 106-mile drive usually takes 100 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Torrance to Santa Barbara?
Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Los Angeles (59 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles)
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