Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Santa Clarita

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 60 minutes via I-405 North, usually 50 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	45	45	45	47	46	47	49	52	59	107	157	167	133	97	64	50	46
Tue	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	52	58	90	158	166	134	99	68	50	46
Wed	45	45	47	48	49	48	48	50	59	86	147	168	146	114	79	53	48
Thu	47	47	48	50	50	50	52	57	71	91	141	159	133	101	70	53	47
Fri	45	46	47	49	49	49	51	52	64	96	135	150	124	90	62	50	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	49	49	50	52	56	52	49	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	48	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Torrance to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 172 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (56 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 40 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 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 45 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 172 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	45	45	45	47	46	47	49	52	59	107	157	167	133	97	64	50	46
Tue	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	52	58	90	158	166	134	99	68	50	46
Wed	45	45	47	48	49	48	48	50	59	86	147	168	146	114	79	53	48
Thu	47	47	48	50	50	50	52	57	71	91	141	159	133	101	70	53	47
Fri	45	46	47	49	49	49	51	52	64	96	135	150	124	90	62	50	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	49	49	50	52	56	52	49	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	48	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	45	47	46	47	49	52	59	107	157	167	133	97	64	50	46
Tue	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	52	58	90	158	166	134	99	68	50	46
Wed	45	45	47	48	49	48	48	50	59	86	147	168	146	114	79	53	48
Thu	47	47	48	50	50	50	52	57	71	91	141	159	133	101	70	53	47
Fri	45	46	47	49	49	49	51	52	64	96	135	150	124	90	62	50	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	49	49	50	52	56	52	49	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	48	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	45	47	46	47	49	52	59	107	157	167	133	97	64	50	46
Tue	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	52	58	90	158	166	134	99	68	50	46
Wed	45	45	47	48	49	48	48	50	59	86	147	168	146	114	79	53	48
Thu	47	47	48	50	50	50	52	57	71	91	141	159	133	101	70	53	47
Fri	45	46	47	49	49	49	51	52	64	96	135	150	124	90	62	50	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	49	49	50	52	56	52	49	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	48	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	46