Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Pasadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North and I-210 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Fountain Valley 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	42	51	68	71	64	58	57	56	56	60	70	72	69	61	52	47	44
Tue	43	53	74	77	68	61	57	55	54	64	73	74	74	65	54	48	44
Wed	42	53	72	75	67	58	57	55	55	62	74	74	73	65	56	48	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	64	60	58	56	58	66	73	73	74	62	53	49	44
Fri	43	50	60	60	60	59	61	62	65	71	77	73	69	62	55	49	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	50	54	54	54	56	56	57	54	52	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	52	50	50	49	48	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Pasadena (via I-605 North and I-405 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Pasadena?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 42 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	68	71	64	58	57	56	56	60	70	72	69	61	52	47	44
Tue	43	53	74	77	68	61	57	55	54	64	73	74	74	65	54	48	44
Wed	42	53	72	75	67	58	57	55	55	62	74	74	73	65	56	48	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	64	60	58	56	58	66	73	73	74	62	53	49	44
Fri	43	50	60	60	60	59	61	62	65	71	77	73	69	62	55	49	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	50	54	54	54	56	56	57	54	52	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	52	50	50	49	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	68	71	64	58	57	56	56	60	70	72	69	61	52	47	44
Tue	43	53	74	77	68	61	57	55	54	64	73	74	74	65	54	48	44
Wed	42	53	72	75	67	58	57	55	55	62	74	74	73	65	56	48	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	64	60	58	56	58	66	73	73	74	62	53	49	44
Fri	43	50	60	60	60	59	61	62	65	71	77	73	69	62	55	49	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	50	54	54	54	56	56	57	54	52	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	52	50	50	49	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	68	71	64	58	57	56	56	60	70	72	69	61	52	47	44
Tue	43	53	74	77	68	61	57	55	54	64	73	74	74	65	54	48	44
Wed	42	53	72	75	67	58	57	55	55	62	74	74	73	65	56	48	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	64	60	58	56	58	66	73	73	74	62	53	49	44
Fri	43	50	60	60	60	59	61	62	65	71	77	73	69	62	55	49	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	50	54	54	54	56	56	57	54	52	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	52	50	50	49	48	47	44