Best Time to Drive from Downey to Pasadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via I-710 North, usually 34 at this time.

None 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 Downey 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	27	30	33	31	31	30	30	29	32	37	43	46	44	34	30	27
Tue	27	28	34	40	36	35	32	31	30	34	40	44	44	46	40	31	27
Wed	27	29	35	39	37	36	31	31	31	37	40	42	42	44	37	30	27
Thu	27	28	33	36	33	33	32	31	32	35	39	43	45	42	39	33	28
Fri	27	27	32	36	33	31	32	35	35	35	41	42	42	40	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	33	36	33	33	31	30	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	28	29	29	29	29	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Downey to Pasadena (via I-710 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (20 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey 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 Downey to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 27 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Pasadena?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 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	27	30	33	31	31	30	30	29	32	37	43	46	44	34	30	27
Tue	27	28	34	40	36	35	32	31	30	34	40	44	44	46	40	31	27
Wed	27	29	35	39	37	36	31	31	31	37	40	42	42	44	37	30	27
Thu	27	28	33	36	33	33	32	31	32	35	39	43	45	42	39	33	28
Fri	27	27	32	36	33	31	32	35	35	35	41	42	42	40	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	33	36	33	33	31	30	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	28	29	29	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	30	33	31	31	30	30	29	32	37	43	46	44	34	30	27
Tue	27	28	34	40	36	35	32	31	30	34	40	44	44	46	40	31	27
Wed	27	29	35	39	37	36	31	31	31	37	40	42	42	44	37	30	27
Thu	27	28	33	36	33	33	32	31	32	35	39	43	45	42	39	33	28
Fri	27	27	32	36	33	31	32	35	35	35	41	42	42	40	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	33	36	33	33	31	30	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	28	29	29	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	30	33	31	31	30	30	29	32	37	43	46	44	34	30	27
Tue	27	28	34	40	36	35	32	31	30	34	40	44	44	46	40	31	27
Wed	27	29	35	39	37	36	31	31	31	37	40	42	42	44	37	30	27
Thu	27	28	33	36	33	33	32	31	32	35	39	43	45	42	39	33	28
Fri	27	27	32	36	33	31	32	35	35	35	41	42	42	40	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	33	36	33	33	31	30	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	28	29	29	29	29	28