Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Torrance

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-91 West and I-605 South, usually 44 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 Whittier 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	31	37	44	50	45	42	40	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	40	47	49	51	41	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	31	38	48	43	53	43	41	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	34	33	32
Thu	31	37	44	43	43	41	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	41	56	43	44	43	42	39	39	38	36	35	34	35	36	34	32
Sat	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	39	35	35	37	39	33	32
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	33	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Whittier to Torrance (via SR-91 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to central Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Whittier to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 31 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Torrance?

Leaving around 7 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

Torrance to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard · Whittier to Irvine

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	44	50	45	42	40	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	40	47	49	51	41	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	31	38	48	43	53	43	41	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	34	33	32
Thu	31	37	44	43	43	41	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	41	56	43	44	43	42	39	39	38	36	35	34	35	36	34	32
Sat	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	39	35	35	37	39	33	32
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	44	50	45	42	40	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	40	47	49	51	41	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	31	38	48	43	53	43	41	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	34	33	32
Thu	31	37	44	43	43	41	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	41	56	43	44	43	42	39	39	38	36	35	34	35	36	34	32
Sat	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	39	35	35	37	39	33	32
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	44	50	45	42	40	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	40	47	49	51	41	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	31	38	48	43	53	43	41	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	34	33	32
Thu	31	37	44	43	43	41	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	41	56	43	44	43	42	39	39	38	36	35	34	35	36	34	32
Sat	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	39	35	35	37	39	33	32
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	33	33	33