Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Pasadena
Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-5 North, usually 64 at this time.
Only 34% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 54 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 56 | 53 |
| Tue | 54 | 61 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 54 |
| Wed | 54 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
| Thu | 54 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| Fri | 54 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 59 | 53 |
| Sat | 55 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 54 |
| Sun | 54 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 53 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Pasadena (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).
About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to Old Pasadena 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 Aliso Viejo to Pasadena?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Pasadena?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Pasadena?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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