Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Santa Paula

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 94 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 102 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Paula 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	86	132	151	145	142	132	128	121	127	138	147	154	147	117	93	88	86
Tue	84	143	187	186	165	153	132	124	125	144	158	182	169	129	104	91	86
Wed	83	141	189	192	170	150	138	131	129	148	169	175	171	132	102	89	83
Thu	85	146	191	182	160	148	138	127	123	147	183	192	164	131	103	91	83
Fri	85	153	188	162	146	151	152	156	158	165	166	152	132	115	96	91	84
Sat	84	84	86	94	113	146	152	152	150	142	132	139	116	109	110	98	84
Sun	83	83	84	85	89	112	144	179	188	188	150	121	106	108	102	95	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Torrance to Santa Paula (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 196 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 137 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (188 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (39 to 100 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 Paula 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 Paula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 196 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 83 to 196 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 137 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Santa Paula?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 196 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	132	151	145	142	132	128	121	127	138	147	154	147	117	93	88	86
Tue	84	143	187	186	165	153	132	124	125	144	158	182	169	129	104	91	86
Wed	83	141	189	192	170	150	138	131	129	148	169	175	171	132	102	89	83
Thu	85	146	191	182	160	148	138	127	123	147	183	192	164	131	103	91	83
Fri	85	153	188	162	146	151	152	156	158	165	166	152	132	115	96	91	84
Sat	84	84	86	94	113	146	152	152	150	142	132	139	116	109	110	98	84
Sun	83	83	84	85	89	112	144	179	188	188	150	121	106	108	102	95	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	132	151	145	142	132	128	121	127	138	147	154	147	117	93	88	86
Tue	84	143	187	186	165	153	132	124	125	144	158	182	169	129	104	91	86
Wed	83	141	189	192	170	150	138	131	129	148	169	175	171	132	102	89	83
Thu	85	146	191	182	160	148	138	127	123	147	183	192	164	131	103	91	83
Fri	85	153	188	162	146	151	152	156	158	165	166	152	132	115	96	91	84
Sat	84	84	86	94	113	146	152	152	150	142	132	139	116	109	110	98	84
Sun	83	83	84	85	89	112	144	179	188	188	150	121	106	108	102	95	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	132	151	145	142	132	128	121	127	138	147	154	147	117	93	88	86
Tue	84	143	187	186	165	153	132	124	125	144	158	182	169	129	104	91	86
Wed	83	141	189	192	170	150	138	131	129	148	169	175	171	132	102	89	83
Thu	85	146	191	182	160	148	138	127	123	147	183	192	164	131	103	91	83
Fri	85	153	188	162	146	151	152	156	158	165	166	152	132	115	96	91	84
Sat	84	84	86	94	113	146	152	152	150	142	132	139	116	109	110	98	84
Sun	83	83	84	85	89	112	144	179	188	188	150	121	106	108	102	95	83