Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Valencia

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 50 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Valencia 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	46	56	69	69	67	65	64	61	65	67	80	83	86	73	54	51	49
Tue	46	60	101	103	87	78	72	63	64	68	84	98	99	82	62	53	50
Wed	46	61	100	109	91	77	69	64	65	69	87	90	94	83	61	52	48
Thu	47	66	103	105	83	80	74	68	66	71	92	101	96	80	62	53	47
Fri	47	66	98	91	70	77	78	80	78	82	91	90	79	69	57	53	49
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	71	78	76	77	77	70	69	66	56	59	54	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	56	73	89	101	105	88	69	61	61	57	54	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Torrance to Valencia (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Valencia?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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More drives

Valencia 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	46	56	69	69	67	65	64	61	65	67	80	83	86	73	54	51	49
Tue	46	60	101	103	87	78	72	63	64	68	84	98	99	82	62	53	50
Wed	46	61	100	109	91	77	69	64	65	69	87	90	94	83	61	52	48
Thu	47	66	103	105	83	80	74	68	66	71	92	101	96	80	62	53	47
Fri	47	66	98	91	70	77	78	80	78	82	91	90	79	69	57	53	49
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	71	78	76	77	77	70	69	66	56	59	54	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	56	73	89	101	105	88	69	61	61	57	54	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	56	69	69	67	65	64	61	65	67	80	83	86	73	54	51	49
Tue	46	60	101	103	87	78	72	63	64	68	84	98	99	82	62	53	50
Wed	46	61	100	109	91	77	69	64	65	69	87	90	94	83	61	52	48
Thu	47	66	103	105	83	80	74	68	66	71	92	101	96	80	62	53	47
Fri	47	66	98	91	70	77	78	80	78	82	91	90	79	69	57	53	49
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	71	78	76	77	77	70	69	66	56	59	54	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	56	73	89	101	105	88	69	61	61	57	54	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	56	69	69	67	65	64	61	65	67	80	83	86	73	54	51	49
Tue	46	60	101	103	87	78	72	63	64	68	84	98	99	82	62	53	50
Wed	46	61	100	109	91	77	69	64	65	69	87	90	94	83	61	52	48
Thu	47	66	103	105	83	80	74	68	66	71	92	101	96	80	62	53	47
Fri	47	66	98	91	70	77	78	80	78	82	91	90	79	69	57	53	49
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	71	78	76	77	77	70	69	66	56	59	54	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	56	73	89	101	105	88	69	61	61	57	54	48