Car hire and driving in Torrance, CA
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LAX means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Torrance
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance to Norwalk | United States | 25 km (16 mi) | about 20 min |
| Torrance to Los Angeles | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 21 min |
| Torrance to East Los Angeles | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 21 min |
| Torrance to Glendale | United States | 35 km (22 mi) | about 28 min |
| Torrance to Huntington Beach | United States | 37 km (23 mi) | about 30 min |
| Torrance to Garden Grove | United States | 38 km (23 mi) | about 31 min |
| Torrance to Burbank | United States | 38 km (24 mi) | about 31 min |
| Torrance to Fullerton | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 31 min |
| Torrance to El Monte | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 32 min |
| Torrance to Pasadena | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 32 min |
| Torrance to Anaheim | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 32 min |
| Torrance to Costa Mesa | United States | 45 km (28 mi) | about 36 min |
| Torrance to Tijuana | Mexico | 194 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Torrance to Phoenix | United States | 582 km (361 mi) | about 7 h 53 min |
| Torrance to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,135 km (705 mi) | about 15 h 23 min |
| Torrance to San Diego | United States | 166 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Torrance to Mexicali | Mexico | 300 km (187 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Torrance to San Jose | United States | 505 km (314 mi) | about 6 h 51 min |
| Torrance to Chihuahua | Mexico | 1,299 km (807 mi) | about 17 h 37 min |
| Torrance to San Francisco | United States | 572 km (355 mi) | about 7 h 45 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Torrance?
The right, as everywhere in United States.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.