Best Time to Drive from Corona to Pasadena

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 53 minutes via I-210 West and SR-71 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Corona 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	40	72	98	80	65	54	50	48	47	47	52	56	55	46	42	42	40
Tue	40	76	103	83	70	58	50	46	46	49	55	56	54	49	42	42	40
Wed	41	75	101	88	73	58	51	48	47	49	58	57	57	51	42	42	40
Thu	40	72	103	82	65	56	50	49	49	51	59	61	61	52	44	42	40
Fri	40	57	64	58	54	54	51	53	56	62	67	63	63	53	45	42	40
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	49	54	54	56	56	54	56	53	48	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	51	52	50	47	45	45	44	43	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Corona to Pasadena (via I-210 West and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Pasadena?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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

More drives

Pasadena to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX · Corona to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	72	98	80	65	54	50	48	47	47	52	56	55	46	42	42	40
Tue	40	76	103	83	70	58	50	46	46	49	55	56	54	49	42	42	40
Wed	41	75	101	88	73	58	51	48	47	49	58	57	57	51	42	42	40
Thu	40	72	103	82	65	56	50	49	49	51	59	61	61	52	44	42	40
Fri	40	57	64	58	54	54	51	53	56	62	67	63	63	53	45	42	40
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	49	54	54	56	56	54	56	53	48	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	51	52	50	47	45	45	44	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	72	98	80	65	54	50	48	47	47	52	56	55	46	42	42	40
Tue	40	76	103	83	70	58	50	46	46	49	55	56	54	49	42	42	40
Wed	41	75	101	88	73	58	51	48	47	49	58	57	57	51	42	42	40
Thu	40	72	103	82	65	56	50	49	49	51	59	61	61	52	44	42	40
Fri	40	57	64	58	54	54	51	53	56	62	67	63	63	53	45	42	40
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	49	54	54	56	56	54	56	53	48	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	51	52	50	47	45	45	44	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	72	98	80	65	54	50	48	47	47	52	56	55	46	42	42	40
Tue	40	76	103	83	70	58	50	46	46	49	55	56	54	49	42	42	40
Wed	41	75	101	88	73	58	51	48	47	49	58	57	57	51	42	42	40
Thu	40	72	103	82	65	56	50	49	49	51	59	61	61	52	44	42	40
Fri	40	57	64	58	54	54	51	53	56	62	67	63	63	53	45	42	40
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	49	54	54	56	56	54	56	53	48	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	51	52	50	47	45	45	44	43	43	40