Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Sylmar

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 North, usually 42 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 Sylmar 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	39	39	39	41	40	41	42	44	50	86	132	145	122	87	56	43	40
Tue	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	49	73	132	147	122	89	60	44	40
Wed	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	50	70	122	144	130	102	70	47	41
Thu	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	48	60	73	117	140	120	90	62	46	41
Fri	39	40	41	44	44	43	44	45	53	75	111	129	112	80	53	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	45	43	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Torrance to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 148 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Sylmar 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 Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Sylmar?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar 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	39	39	39	41	40	41	42	44	50	86	132	145	122	87	56	43	40
Tue	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	49	73	132	147	122	89	60	44	40
Wed	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	50	70	122	144	130	102	70	47	41
Thu	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	48	60	73	117	140	120	90	62	46	41
Fri	39	40	41	44	44	43	44	45	53	75	111	129	112	80	53	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	45	43	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	39	41	40	41	42	44	50	86	132	145	122	87	56	43	40
Tue	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	49	73	132	147	122	89	60	44	40
Wed	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	50	70	122	144	130	102	70	47	41
Thu	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	48	60	73	117	140	120	90	62	46	41
Fri	39	40	41	44	44	43	44	45	53	75	111	129	112	80	53	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	45	43	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	39	41	40	41	42	44	50	86	132	145	122	87	56	43	40
Tue	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	49	73	132	147	122	89	60	44	40
Wed	39	39	41	42	42	42	42	44	50	70	122	144	130	102	70	47	41
Thu	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	48	60	73	117	140	120	90	62	46	41
Fri	39	40	41	44	44	43	44	45	53	75	111	129	112	80	53	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	45	43	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40