Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Pasadena

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-210 West and I-15 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 43% 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	87	122	129	114	104	97	88	87	85	88	87	85	82	80	82	83	78
Tue	89	125	126	114	97	90	86	84	84	86	86	85	82	79	81	81	76
Wed	89	122	125	112	97	91	87	85	86	87	87	85	84	81	81	81	76
Thu	89	122	120	109	94	91	88	87	88	88	90	89	87	82	81	80	76
Fri	81	96	95	94	92	90	89	90	90	94	95	95	92	86	82	81	78
Sat	77	79	78	80	81	86	88	86	88	88	90	87	86	81	78	78	75
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	80	85	88	87	89	89	87	86	86	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 76 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (90 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 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 76 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Pasadena?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 134 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	87	122	129	114	104	97	88	87	85	88	87	85	82	80	82	83	78
Tue	89	125	126	114	97	90	86	84	84	86	86	85	82	79	81	81	76
Wed	89	122	125	112	97	91	87	85	86	87	87	85	84	81	81	81	76
Thu	89	122	120	109	94	91	88	87	88	88	90	89	87	82	81	80	76
Fri	81	96	95	94	92	90	89	90	90	94	95	95	92	86	82	81	78
Sat	77	79	78	80	81	86	88	86	88	88	90	87	86	81	78	78	75
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	80	85	88	87	89	89	87	86	86	85	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	122	129	114	104	97	88	87	85	88	87	85	82	80	82	83	78
Tue	89	125	126	114	97	90	86	84	84	86	86	85	82	79	81	81	76
Wed	89	122	125	112	97	91	87	85	86	87	87	85	84	81	81	81	76
Thu	89	122	120	109	94	91	88	87	88	88	90	89	87	82	81	80	76
Fri	81	96	95	94	92	90	89	90	90	94	95	95	92	86	82	81	78
Sat	77	79	78	80	81	86	88	86	88	88	90	87	86	81	78	78	75
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	80	85	88	87	89	89	87	86	86	85	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	122	129	114	104	97	88	87	85	88	87	85	82	80	82	83	78
Tue	89	125	126	114	97	90	86	84	84	86	86	85	82	79	81	81	76
Wed	89	122	125	112	97	91	87	85	86	87	87	85	84	81	81	81	76
Thu	89	122	120	109	94	91	88	87	88	88	90	89	87	82	81	80	76
Fri	81	96	95	94	92	90	89	90	90	94	95	95	92	86	82	81	78
Sat	77	79	78	80	81	86	88	86	88	88	90	87	86	81	78	78	75
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	80	85	88	87	89	89	87	86	86	85	84	77