Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Pasadena

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via I-210 West, usually 29 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Claremont 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	27	43	56	51	43	38	36	33	33	32	34	34	33	31	29	29	28
Tue	27	48	65	55	46	41	37	33	32	32	35	36	35	32	30	29	28
Wed	27	47	63	56	47	40	37	35	34	35	37	37	36	35	30	30	28
Thu	27	46	64	57	46	39	36	34	34	34	36	37	37	34	30	29	28
Fri	27	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	38	38	41	41	39	37	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	31	35	37	37	38	36	36	35	35	32	28	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	33	35	34	34	33	31	31	30	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Claremont to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	43	56	51	43	38	36	33	33	32	34	34	33	31	29	29	28
Tue	27	48	65	55	46	41	37	33	32	32	35	36	35	32	30	29	28
Wed	27	47	63	56	47	40	37	35	34	35	37	37	36	35	30	30	28
Thu	27	46	64	57	46	39	36	34	34	34	36	37	37	34	30	29	28
Fri	27	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	38	38	41	41	39	37	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	31	35	37	37	38	36	36	35	35	32	28	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	33	35	34	34	33	31	31	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	43	56	51	43	38	36	33	33	32	34	34	33	31	29	29	28
Tue	27	48	65	55	46	41	37	33	32	32	35	36	35	32	30	29	28
Wed	27	47	63	56	47	40	37	35	34	35	37	37	36	35	30	30	28
Thu	27	46	64	57	46	39	36	34	34	34	36	37	37	34	30	29	28
Fri	27	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	38	38	41	41	39	37	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	31	35	37	37	38	36	36	35	35	32	28	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	33	35	34	34	33	31	31	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	43	56	51	43	38	36	33	33	32	34	34	33	31	29	29	28
Tue	27	48	65	55	46	41	37	33	32	32	35	36	35	32	30	29	28
Wed	27	47	63	56	47	40	37	35	34	35	37	37	36	35	30	30	28
Thu	27	46	64	57	46	39	36	34	34	34	36	37	37	34	30	29	28
Fri	27	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	38	38	41	41	39	37	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	31	35	37	37	38	36	36	35	35	32	28	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	33	35	34	34	33	31	31	30	30	28