Best Time to Drive from LGB to Pasadena

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-710 North, usually 33 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 LGB 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	32	34	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	40	45	49	51	44	36	33	32
Tue	32	35	41	45	42	39	38	37	37	40	47	53	56	50	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	41	45	42	40	38	37	37	41	48	53	56	50	39	34	32
Thu	32	35	41	44	41	40	39	38	38	42	49	55	56	49	39	35	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	39	38	39	40	42	46	52	53	54	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from LGB to Pasadena (via I-710 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 32 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Pasadena?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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	32	34	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	40	45	49	51	44	36	33	32
Tue	32	35	41	45	42	39	38	37	37	40	47	53	56	50	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	41	45	42	40	38	37	37	41	48	53	56	50	39	34	32
Thu	32	35	41	44	41	40	39	38	38	42	49	55	56	49	39	35	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	39	38	39	40	42	46	52	53	54	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	40	45	49	51	44	36	33	32
Tue	32	35	41	45	42	39	38	37	37	40	47	53	56	50	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	41	45	42	40	38	37	37	41	48	53	56	50	39	34	32
Thu	32	35	41	44	41	40	39	38	38	42	49	55	56	49	39	35	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	39	38	39	40	42	46	52	53	54	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	40	45	49	51	44	36	33	32
Tue	32	35	41	45	42	39	38	37	37	40	47	53	56	50	38	34	32
Wed	32	35	41	45	42	40	38	37	37	41	48	53	56	50	39	34	32
Thu	32	35	41	44	41	40	39	38	38	42	49	55	56	49	39	35	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	39	38	39	40	42	46	52	53	54	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32