Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Torrance

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 43 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 Yorba Linda 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	36	38	43	46	43	41	41	41	40	41	46	44	45	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	42	51	54	51	46	44	42	42	45	51	51	51	46	39	37	37
Wed	37	42	50	52	49	45	43	42	43	45	51	52	56	50	41	37	37
Thu	36	41	50	51	50	44	44	43	42	46	52	54	52	49	40	38	37
Fri	36	41	46	46	45	44	43	43	45	49	52	51	51	48	42	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Torrance (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Torrance?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 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	36	38	43	46	43	41	41	41	40	41	46	44	45	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	42	51	54	51	46	44	42	42	45	51	51	51	46	39	37	37
Wed	37	42	50	52	49	45	43	42	43	45	51	52	56	50	41	37	37
Thu	36	41	50	51	50	44	44	43	42	46	52	54	52	49	40	38	37
Fri	36	41	46	46	45	44	43	43	45	49	52	51	51	48	42	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	43	46	43	41	41	41	40	41	46	44	45	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	42	51	54	51	46	44	42	42	45	51	51	51	46	39	37	37
Wed	37	42	50	52	49	45	43	42	43	45	51	52	56	50	41	37	37
Thu	36	41	50	51	50	44	44	43	42	46	52	54	52	49	40	38	37
Fri	36	41	46	46	45	44	43	43	45	49	52	51	51	48	42	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	43	46	43	41	41	41	40	41	46	44	45	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	42	51	54	51	46	44	42	42	45	51	51	51	46	39	37	37
Wed	37	42	50	52	49	45	43	42	43	45	51	52	56	50	41	37	37
Thu	36	41	50	51	50	44	44	43	42	46	52	54	52	49	40	38	37
Fri	36	41	46	46	45	44	43	43	45	49	52	51	51	48	42	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	42	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37