Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Pasadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-210 West and I-15 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Apple Valley 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	88	123	127	117	102	94	88	87	87	89	89	86	83	82	83	83	78
Tue	88	127	129	118	99	91	87	85	85	86	87	85	83	81	82	82	78
Wed	88	121	123	112	98	91	87	86	87	88	89	87	85	82	82	82	77
Thu	88	118	118	108	95	91	87	87	87	89	91	91	88	83	81	81	77
Fri	81	96	97	96	93	92	91	91	90	95	96	96	93	86	82	81	78
Sat	78	79	79	80	82	85	87	86	88	89	89	88	87	82	79	79	76
Sun	77	77	77	79	79	81	84	88	89	91	90	89	90	88	85	84	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Apple Valley to Pasadena (via I-210 West and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Pasadena?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 77 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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More drives

Pasadena to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	123	127	117	102	94	88	87	87	89	89	86	83	82	83	83	78
Tue	88	127	129	118	99	91	87	85	85	86	87	85	83	81	82	82	78
Wed	88	121	123	112	98	91	87	86	87	88	89	87	85	82	82	82	77
Thu	88	118	118	108	95	91	87	87	87	89	91	91	88	83	81	81	77
Fri	81	96	97	96	93	92	91	91	90	95	96	96	93	86	82	81	78
Sat	78	79	79	80	82	85	87	86	88	89	89	88	87	82	79	79	76
Sun	77	77	77	79	79	81	84	88	89	91	90	89	90	88	85	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	123	127	117	102	94	88	87	87	89	89	86	83	82	83	83	78
Tue	88	127	129	118	99	91	87	85	85	86	87	85	83	81	82	82	78
Wed	88	121	123	112	98	91	87	86	87	88	89	87	85	82	82	82	77
Thu	88	118	118	108	95	91	87	87	87	89	91	91	88	83	81	81	77
Fri	81	96	97	96	93	92	91	91	90	95	96	96	93	86	82	81	78
Sat	78	79	79	80	82	85	87	86	88	89	89	88	87	82	79	79	76
Sun	77	77	77	79	79	81	84	88	89	91	90	89	90	88	85	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	123	127	117	102	94	88	87	87	89	89	86	83	82	83	83	78
Tue	88	127	129	118	99	91	87	85	85	86	87	85	83	81	82	82	78
Wed	88	121	123	112	98	91	87	86	87	88	89	87	85	82	82	82	77
Thu	88	118	118	108	95	91	87	87	87	89	91	91	88	83	81	81	77
Fri	81	96	97	96	93	92	91	91	90	95	96	96	93	86	82	81	78
Sat	78	79	79	80	82	85	87	86	88	89	89	88	87	82	79	79	76
Sun	77	77	77	79	79	81	84	88	89	91	90	89	90	88	85	84	77