Best Time to Drive from Torrance to SNA

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-405 South, usually 34 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 SNA 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	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	34	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	34	34	34
Wed	34	34	35	35	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	34	34	34
Thu	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	34	34
Fri	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	34	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Torrance to SNA (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 36 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 10 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 36 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to SNA?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 34 to 36 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to SNA?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 36 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	34	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	34	34	34
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Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

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