Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Pasadena

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Anaheim to Pasadena 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	37	40	42	45	45	42	42	42	42	45	54	54	56	50	41	39	38
Tue	37	40	45	51	45	44	42	42	43	46	54	57	60	57	47	39	38
Wed	37	40	43	48	46	44	42	42	42	46	54	57	60	56	47	40	38
Thu	37	40	43	49	44	45	43	42	44	47	56	65	63	54	47	43	38
Fri	37	40	40	42	44	43	44	44	47	50	61	59	63	57	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	48	47	47	47	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Anaheim to Pasadena (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to Old Pasadena (East Holly 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 Anaheim to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Pasadena?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 37 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Pasadena?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (3 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	37	40	42	45	45	42	42	42	42	45	54	54	56	50	41	39	38
Tue	37	40	45	51	45	44	42	42	43	46	54	57	60	57	47	39	38
Wed	37	40	43	48	46	44	42	42	42	46	54	57	60	56	47	40	38
Thu	37	40	43	49	44	45	43	42	44	47	56	65	63	54	47	43	38
Fri	37	40	40	42	44	43	44	44	47	50	61	59	63	57	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	48	47	47	47	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	42	45	45	42	42	42	42	45	54	54	56	50	41	39	38
Tue	37	40	45	51	45	44	42	42	43	46	54	57	60	57	47	39	38
Wed	37	40	43	48	46	44	42	42	42	46	54	57	60	56	47	40	38
Thu	37	40	43	49	44	45	43	42	44	47	56	65	63	54	47	43	38
Fri	37	40	40	42	44	43	44	44	47	50	61	59	63	57	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	48	47	47	47	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	42	45	45	42	42	42	42	45	54	54	56	50	41	39	38
Tue	37	40	45	51	45	44	42	42	43	46	54	57	60	57	47	39	38
Wed	37	40	43	48	46	44	42	42	42	46	54	57	60	56	47	40	38
Thu	37	40	43	49	44	45	43	42	44	47	56	65	63	54	47	43	38
Fri	37	40	40	42	44	43	44	44	47	50	61	59	63	57	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	48	47	47	47	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	40