Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Pasadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 135 minutes via I-15 North, usually 118 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Escondido 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	129	160	153	141	123	113	112	111	112	117	117	118	113	108	103	100	99
Tue	134	169	161	148	128	115	110	111	113	118	125	128	121	109	104	101	98
Wed	132	164	158	142	125	114	111	111	114	123	127	132	122	108	103	100	99
Thu	127	161	151	138	125	115	112	112	115	125	129	139	129	114	106	101	99
Fri	116	128	127	126	118	116	119	120	125	141	153	150	136	118	110	103	100
Sat	100	101	101	103	109	116	118	117	118	119	118	116	112	108	106	105	99
Sun	99	99	99	101	104	108	114	115	114	110	107	108	107	105	105	101	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 111-mile drive from Escondido to Pasadena (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 169 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 106 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido 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 Escondido to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 169 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 111-mile drive usually takes 98 to 169 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Pasadena?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 169 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	129	160	153	141	123	113	112	111	112	117	117	118	113	108	103	100	99
Tue	134	169	161	148	128	115	110	111	113	118	125	128	121	109	104	101	98
Wed	132	164	158	142	125	114	111	111	114	123	127	132	122	108	103	100	99
Thu	127	161	151	138	125	115	112	112	115	125	129	139	129	114	106	101	99
Fri	116	128	127	126	118	116	119	120	125	141	153	150	136	118	110	103	100
Sat	100	101	101	103	109	116	118	117	118	119	118	116	112	108	106	105	99
Sun	99	99	99	101	104	108	114	115	114	110	107	108	107	105	105	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	129	160	153	141	123	113	112	111	112	117	117	118	113	108	103	100	99
Tue	134	169	161	148	128	115	110	111	113	118	125	128	121	109	104	101	98
Wed	132	164	158	142	125	114	111	111	114	123	127	132	122	108	103	100	99
Thu	127	161	151	138	125	115	112	112	115	125	129	139	129	114	106	101	99
Fri	116	128	127	126	118	116	119	120	125	141	153	150	136	118	110	103	100
Sat	100	101	101	103	109	116	118	117	118	119	118	116	112	108	106	105	99
Sun	99	99	99	101	104	108	114	115	114	110	107	108	107	105	105	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	129	160	153	141	123	113	112	111	112	117	117	118	113	108	103	100	99
Tue	134	169	161	148	128	115	110	111	113	118	125	128	121	109	104	101	98
Wed	132	164	158	142	125	114	111	111	114	123	127	132	122	108	103	100	99
Thu	127	161	151	138	125	115	112	112	115	125	129	139	129	114	106	101	99
Fri	116	128	127	126	118	116	119	120	125	141	153	150	136	118	110	103	100
Sat	100	101	101	103	109	116	118	117	118	119	118	116	112	108	106	105	99
Sun	99	99	99	101	104	108	114	115	114	110	107	108	107	105	105	101	98