Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Altadena

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 13% 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 East Los Angeles to Altadena 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	23	30	41	44	45	44	42	39	41	41	39	40	40	37	33	26	24
Tue	23	29	40	41	45	46	41	39	35	37	38	40	39	37	36	28	24
Wed	23	29	37	39	42	44	41	38	37	38	37	38	41	39	38	31	24
Thu	23	29	38	40	43	44	39	38	39	39	37	37	39	37	38	32	25
Fri	23	30	38	41	44	41	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	36	36	35	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	30	38	41	37	40	40	40	39	38	37	40	37	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	26	32	37	40	41	42	43	39	38	36	35	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Altadena (via SR-2 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles to central Altadena 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 East Los Angeles to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Altadena?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 23 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Altadena?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-210 East 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	23	30	41	44	45	44	42	39	41	41	39	40	40	37	33	26	24
Tue	23	29	40	41	45	46	41	39	35	37	38	40	39	37	36	28	24
Wed	23	29	37	39	42	44	41	38	37	38	37	38	41	39	38	31	24
Thu	23	29	38	40	43	44	39	38	39	39	37	37	39	37	38	32	25
Fri	23	30	38	41	44	41	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	36	36	35	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	30	38	41	37	40	40	40	39	38	37	40	37	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	26	32	37	40	41	42	43	39	38	36	35	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	30	41	44	45	44	42	39	41	41	39	40	40	37	33	26	24
Tue	23	29	40	41	45	46	41	39	35	37	38	40	39	37	36	28	24
Wed	23	29	37	39	42	44	41	38	37	38	37	38	41	39	38	31	24
Thu	23	29	38	40	43	44	39	38	39	39	37	37	39	37	38	32	25
Fri	23	30	38	41	44	41	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	36	36	35	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	30	38	41	37	40	40	40	39	38	37	40	37	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	26	32	37	40	41	42	43	39	38	36	35	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	30	41	44	45	44	42	39	41	41	39	40	40	37	33	26	24
Tue	23	29	40	41	45	46	41	39	35	37	38	40	39	37	36	28	24
Wed	23	29	37	39	42	44	41	38	37	38	37	38	41	39	38	31	24
Thu	23	29	38	40	43	44	39	38	39	39	37	37	39	37	38	32	25
Fri	23	30	38	41	44	41	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	36	36	35	25
Sat	24	24	25	27	30	38	41	37	40	40	40	39	38	37	40	37	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	26	32	37	40	41	42	43	39	38	36	35	27