Best Time to Drive from Compton to Pasadena

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-110 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Compton 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	29	34	31	30	28	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	30	30	29	27
Tue	26	30	31	31	30	31	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	32	31	31	27
Wed	26	29	30	31	32	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	32	31	30	29	27
Thu	29	32	34	35	33	32	29	29	31	31	33	33	32	31	31	31	28
Fri	27	33	33	33	34	32	29	30	31	32	33	34	33	33	31	31	27
Sat	32	35	34	34	33	33	31	31	33	33	34	33	33	33	31	29	26
Sun	29	34	42	35	31	29	31	30	31	33	33	32	32	33	31	30	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Compton to Pasadena (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 26 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

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

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