Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Pasadena

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-605 North and I-210 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Cypress 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	36	42	62	64	57	49	49	47	48	50	62	64	61	54	45	39	37
Tue	36	44	68	68	60	53	49	47	47	55	66	67	66	60	48	41	37
Wed	35	43	65	67	57	50	48	47	47	54	67	65	64	58	48	41	37
Thu	35	44	63	64	55	52	50	48	50	57	66	65	67	58	46	40	37
Fri	36	42	55	54	52	51	52	55	61	65	72	67	64	56	47	42	38
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	42	48	48	49	52	50	52	49	46	43	40	37
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	38	40	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	40	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Cypress to Pasadena (via I-605 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress 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 Cypress to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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

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Pasadena to Cypress (return trip) · Cypress to Los Angeles · Cypress to Santa Monica · Cypress to Long Beach · Cypress to Riverside · Cypress to Santa Ana · Cypress to Irvine · Cypress to San Bernardino · Cypress to Fontana · Cypress to Moreno Valley · Cypress to Glendale · Cypress to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	62	64	57	49	49	47	48	50	62	64	61	54	45	39	37
Tue	36	44	68	68	60	53	49	47	47	55	66	67	66	60	48	41	37
Wed	35	43	65	67	57	50	48	47	47	54	67	65	64	58	48	41	37
Thu	35	44	63	64	55	52	50	48	50	57	66	65	67	58	46	40	37
Fri	36	42	55	54	52	51	52	55	61	65	72	67	64	56	47	42	38
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	42	48	48	49	52	50	52	49	46	43	40	37
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	38	40	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	62	64	57	49	49	47	48	50	62	64	61	54	45	39	37
Tue	36	44	68	68	60	53	49	47	47	55	66	67	66	60	48	41	37
Wed	35	43	65	67	57	50	48	47	47	54	67	65	64	58	48	41	37
Thu	35	44	63	64	55	52	50	48	50	57	66	65	67	58	46	40	37
Fri	36	42	55	54	52	51	52	55	61	65	72	67	64	56	47	42	38
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	42	48	48	49	52	50	52	49	46	43	40	37
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	38	40	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	62	64	57	49	49	47	48	50	62	64	61	54	45	39	37
Tue	36	44	68	68	60	53	49	47	47	55	66	67	66	60	48	41	37
Wed	35	43	65	67	57	50	48	47	47	54	67	65	64	58	48	41	37
Thu	35	44	63	64	55	52	50	48	50	57	66	65	67	58	46	40	37
Fri	36	42	55	54	52	51	52	55	61	65	72	67	64	56	47	42	38
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	42	48	48	49	52	50	52	49	46	43	40	37
Sun	37	36	37	37	38	38	40	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	40	40	37