Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Yorba Linda

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Yorba Linda 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	37	38	47	48	46	44	44	46	46	49	67	76	80	59	41	40	37
Tue	37	39	49	53	50	45	44	45	47	54	75	93	92	65	41	39	37
Wed	37	38	49	51	49	45	46	46	46	53	84	89	94	73	45	40	37
Thu	36	39	50	52	49	46	46	47	47	60	84	77	98	69	45	40	38
Fri	36	39	48	47	46	47	46	47	50	75	97	89	80	52	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	42	43	45	45	43	40	39	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Torrance to Yorba Linda (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Yorba Linda?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	47	48	46	44	44	46	46	49	67	76	80	59	41	40	37
Tue	37	39	49	53	50	45	44	45	47	54	75	93	92	65	41	39	37
Wed	37	38	49	51	49	45	46	46	46	53	84	89	94	73	45	40	37
Thu	36	39	50	52	49	46	46	47	47	60	84	77	98	69	45	40	38
Fri	36	39	48	47	46	47	46	47	50	75	97	89	80	52	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	42	43	45	45	43	40	39	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	47	48	46	44	44	46	46	49	67	76	80	59	41	40	37
Tue	37	39	49	53	50	45	44	45	47	54	75	93	92	65	41	39	37
Wed	37	38	49	51	49	45	46	46	46	53	84	89	94	73	45	40	37
Thu	36	39	50	52	49	46	46	47	47	60	84	77	98	69	45	40	38
Fri	36	39	48	47	46	47	46	47	50	75	97	89	80	52	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	42	43	45	45	43	40	39	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	47	48	46	44	44	46	46	49	67	76	80	59	41	40	37
Tue	37	39	49	53	50	45	44	45	47	54	75	93	92	65	41	39	37
Wed	37	38	49	51	49	45	46	46	46	53	84	89	94	73	45	40	37
Thu	36	39	50	52	49	46	46	47	47	60	84	77	98	69	45	40	38
Fri	36	39	48	47	46	47	46	47	50	75	97	89	80	52	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	42	43	45	45	43	40	39	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	40	37