Best Time to Drive from UC Irvine to Torrance

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-405 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 10% 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 UC Irvine to Torrance 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	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	45	53	62	49	38	38	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	55	63	54	42	37	36
Wed	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	41	47	58	59	50	42	42	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	39	44	53	53	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	39	45	50	54	59	51	45	41	36
Sat	35	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	41	39	38	39	39	40	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	37	38	41	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from UC Irvine to Torrance (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (41 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central UC Irvine to central Torrance 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 UC Irvine to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from UC Irvine to Torrance?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from UC Irvine to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	45	53	62	49	38	38	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	55	63	54	42	37	36
Wed	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	41	47	58	59	50	42	42	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	39	44	53	53	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	39	45	50	54	59	51	45	41	36
Sat	35	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	41	39	38	39	39	40	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	37	38	41	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	45	53	62	49	38	38	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	55	63	54	42	37	36
Wed	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	41	47	58	59	50	42	42	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	39	44	53	53	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	39	45	50	54	59	51	45	41	36
Sat	35	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	41	39	38	39	39	40	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	37	38	41	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	45	53	62	49	38	38	37
Tue	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	55	63	54	42	37	36
Wed	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	41	47	58	59	50	42	42	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	39	44	53	53	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	39	45	50	54	59	51	45	41	36
Sat	35	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	41	39	38	39	39	40	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	37	38	41	40	36