Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:47 am PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 North, usually 71 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 Santa Clarita 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	44	51	62	64	61	58	56	55	56	62	72	78	74	63	51	47	45
Tue	44	53	70	74	69	62	57	55	57	64	75	82	80	69	55	48	45
Wed	44	55	72	76	72	65	59	57	57	65	77	85	81	71	57	49	45
Thu	44	54	71	74	69	63	59	57	60	68	80	87	83	71	57	49	45
Fri	44	52	62	65	62	60	62	63	67	78	86	87	78	66	55	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	54	58	60	61	62	62	59	57	53	51	48	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	56	58	59	58	55	54	53	51	50	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Torrance to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 19 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 Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 44 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clarita 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 Van Nuys · Torrance to Hollywood · Torrance to Culver City · Torrance to El Monte · Torrance to Downey

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	62	64	61	58	56	55	56	62	72	78	74	63	51	47	45
Tue	44	53	70	74	69	62	57	55	57	64	75	82	80	69	55	48	45
Wed	44	55	72	76	72	65	59	57	57	65	77	85	81	71	57	49	45
Thu	44	54	71	74	69	63	59	57	60	68	80	87	83	71	57	49	45
Fri	44	52	62	65	62	60	62	63	67	78	86	87	78	66	55	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	54	58	60	61	62	62	59	57	53	51	48	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	56	58	59	58	55	54	53	51	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	62	64	61	58	56	55	56	62	72	78	74	63	51	47	45
Tue	44	53	70	74	69	62	57	55	57	64	75	82	80	69	55	48	45
Wed	44	55	72	76	72	65	59	57	57	65	77	85	81	71	57	49	45
Thu	44	54	71	74	69	63	59	57	60	68	80	87	83	71	57	49	45
Fri	44	52	62	65	62	60	62	63	67	78	86	87	78	66	55	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	54	58	60	61	62	62	59	57	53	51	48	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	56	58	59	58	55	54	53	51	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	62	64	61	58	56	55	56	62	72	78	74	63	51	47	45
Tue	44	53	70	74	69	62	57	55	57	64	75	82	80	69	55	48	45
Wed	44	55	72	76	72	65	59	57	57	65	77	85	81	71	57	49	45
Thu	44	54	71	74	69	63	59	57	60	68	80	87	83	71	57	49	45
Fri	44	52	62	65	62	60	62	63	67	78	86	87	78	66	55	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	49	54	58	60	61	62	62	59	57	53	51	48	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	56	58	59	58	55	54	53	51	50	46