Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Pasadena

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-5 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Buena Park 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	26	31	37	39	36	31	31	31	31	31	33	31	31	29	28	27	26
Tue	26	31	36	45	37	35	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	32	29	28	26
Wed	26	31	37	41	37	32	31	31	30	30	33	34	35	32	29	28	26
Thu	27	32	37	42	37	35	31	31	31	31	36	38	37	32	30	29	27
Fri	26	32	33	34	33	32	32	31	34	35	38	37	38	37	33	29	27
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	32	32	35	32	30	29	27
Sun	27	29	31	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Buena Park to Pasadena (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Pasadena?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	37	39	36	31	31	31	31	31	33	31	31	29	28	27	26
Tue	26	31	36	45	37	35	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	32	29	28	26
Wed	26	31	37	41	37	32	31	31	30	30	33	34	35	32	29	28	26
Thu	27	32	37	42	37	35	31	31	31	31	36	38	37	32	30	29	27
Fri	26	32	33	34	33	32	32	31	34	35	38	37	38	37	33	29	27
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	32	32	35	32	30	29	27
Sun	27	29	31	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	37	39	36	31	31	31	31	31	33	31	31	29	28	27	26
Tue	26	31	36	45	37	35	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	32	29	28	26
Wed	26	31	37	41	37	32	31	31	30	30	33	34	35	32	29	28	26
Thu	27	32	37	42	37	35	31	31	31	31	36	38	37	32	30	29	27
Fri	26	32	33	34	33	32	32	31	34	35	38	37	38	37	33	29	27
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	32	32	35	32	30	29	27
Sun	27	29	31	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	37	39	36	31	31	31	31	31	33	31	31	29	28	27	26
Tue	26	31	36	45	37	35	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	32	29	28	26
Wed	26	31	37	41	37	32	31	31	30	30	33	34	35	32	29	28	26
Thu	27	32	37	42	37	35	31	31	31	31	36	38	37	32	30	29	27
Fri	26	32	33	34	33	32	32	31	34	35	38	37	38	37	33	29	27
Sat	28	29	30	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	32	32	35	32	30	29	27
Sun	27	29	31	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	28