Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Valencia

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 3% 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	47	48	48	49	49	50	54	54	61	82	114	132	122	90	63	52	49
Tue	47	48	49	49	50	49	50	52	55	69	112	146	132	100	72	56	50
Wed	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	55	68	108	136	125	101	74	54	48
Thu	48	49	52	54	55	55	56	59	67	80	123	142	127	100	74	57	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	51	64	61	66	71	83	107	128	118	89	64	55	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	59	66	65	58	61	57	59	54	51	50	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	53	63	74	84	84	80	59	51	51	50	50	47

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 47 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (85 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 12 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 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 146 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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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	47	48	48	49	49	50	54	54	61	82	114	132	122	90	63	52	49
Tue	47	48	49	49	50	49	50	52	55	69	112	146	132	100	72	56	50
Wed	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	55	68	108	136	125	101	74	54	48
Thu	48	49	52	54	55	55	56	59	67	80	123	142	127	100	74	57	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	51	64	61	66	71	83	107	128	118	89	64	55	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	59	66	65	58	61	57	59	54	51	50	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	53	63	74	84	84	80	59	51	51	50	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	48	49	49	50	54	54	61	82	114	132	122	90	63	52	49
Tue	47	48	49	49	50	49	50	52	55	69	112	146	132	100	72	56	50
Wed	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	55	68	108	136	125	101	74	54	48
Thu	48	49	52	54	55	55	56	59	67	80	123	142	127	100	74	57	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	51	64	61	66	71	83	107	128	118	89	64	55	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	59	66	65	58	61	57	59	54	51	50	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	53	63	74	84	84	80	59	51	51	50	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	48	49	49	50	54	54	61	82	114	132	122	90	63	52	49
Tue	47	48	49	49	50	49	50	52	55	69	112	146	132	100	72	56	50
Wed	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	55	68	108	136	125	101	74	54	48
Thu	48	49	52	54	55	55	56	59	67	80	123	142	127	100	74	57	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	51	64	61	66	71	83	107	128	118	89	64	55	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	59	66	65	58	61	57	59	54	51	50	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	53	63	74	84	84	80	59	51	51	50	50	47