Best Time to Drive from Highland to Pasadena

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-210 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Highland 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	53	79	83	79	70	64	60	58	58	57	60	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	86	92	91	77	66	61	58	57	58	60	63	62	59	54	54	52
Wed	53	86	91	90	72	64	62	59	59	60	65	64	63	61	54	54	53
Thu	54	84	92	91	73	65	60	58	59	60	64	65	66	62	55	54	52
Fri	52	66	72	73	66	65	62	63	62	64	69	70	67	64	55	53	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	63	61	62	63	63	62	60	59	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	62	62	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Highland to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (27 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pasadena to Highland (return trip) · Highland to Los Angeles · Highland to Long Beach · Highland to Anaheim · Highland to Riverside · Highland to Santa Ana · Highland to Irvine · Highland to Fontana · Highland to Moreno Valley · Highland to Huntington Beach · Highland to Glendale · Highland to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	79	83	79	70	64	60	58	58	57	60	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	86	92	91	77	66	61	58	57	58	60	63	62	59	54	54	52
Wed	53	86	91	90	72	64	62	59	59	60	65	64	63	61	54	54	53
Thu	54	84	92	91	73	65	60	58	59	60	64	65	66	62	55	54	52
Fri	52	66	72	73	66	65	62	63	62	64	69	70	67	64	55	53	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	63	61	62	63	63	62	60	59	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	62	62	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	79	83	79	70	64	60	58	58	57	60	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	86	92	91	77	66	61	58	57	58	60	63	62	59	54	54	52
Wed	53	86	91	90	72	64	62	59	59	60	65	64	63	61	54	54	53
Thu	54	84	92	91	73	65	60	58	59	60	64	65	66	62	55	54	52
Fri	52	66	72	73	66	65	62	63	62	64	69	70	67	64	55	53	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	63	61	62	63	63	62	60	59	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	62	62	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	79	83	79	70	64	60	58	58	57	60	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	86	92	91	77	66	61	58	57	58	60	63	62	59	54	54	52
Wed	53	86	91	90	72	64	62	59	59	60	65	64	63	61	54	54	53
Thu	54	84	92	91	73	65	60	58	59	60	64	65	66	62	55	54	52
Fri	52	66	72	73	66	65	62	63	62	64	69	70	67	64	55	53	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	63	61	62	63	63	62	60	59	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	62	62	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	52