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Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Pasadena

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 17 minutes via I-210 West, usually 17 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 7-mile drive from Arcadia to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 9 minutes and up to 23 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 12 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (16 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pasadena to Arcadia

Freeway, about 4 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Arcadia to Pasadena by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon9101218161412111112131515131099
Tue9101420181514121112141617151199
Wed9101320181513121113151919161199
Thu91013201915131212131619201812109
Fri91012151414141416172023211712109
Sat9999101011131415161514131199
Sun999999101012121212111110109

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 Arcadia to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 9 minutes then, versus up to 23 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 7-mile drive usually takes 9 to 23 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 12 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Pasadena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 23 minutes.

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