Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Pasadena

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-710 North, usually 60 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 Long Beach 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	33	36	39	43	44	44	43	41	40	47	58	61	59	47	38	37	34
Tue	33	36	42	47	46	44	43	41	41	47	58	62	63	52	41	37	34
Wed	33	36	42	47	46	44	42	41	40	47	57	62	63	51	41	37	34
Thu	33	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	50	59	63	61	51	41	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	43	45	45	46	45	46	53	60	58	57	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Long Beach to Pasadena (via I-710 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Pasadena?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 33 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Pasadena?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	39	43	44	44	43	41	40	47	58	61	59	47	38	37	34
Tue	33	36	42	47	46	44	43	41	41	47	58	62	63	52	41	37	34
Wed	33	36	42	47	46	44	42	41	40	47	57	62	63	51	41	37	34
Thu	33	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	50	59	63	61	51	41	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	43	45	45	46	45	46	53	60	58	57	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	39	43	44	44	43	41	40	47	58	61	59	47	38	37	34
Tue	33	36	42	47	46	44	43	41	41	47	58	62	63	52	41	37	34
Wed	33	36	42	47	46	44	42	41	40	47	57	62	63	51	41	37	34
Thu	33	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	50	59	63	61	51	41	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	43	45	45	46	45	46	53	60	58	57	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	39	43	44	44	43	41	40	47	58	61	59	47	38	37	34
Tue	33	36	42	47	46	44	43	41	41	47	58	62	63	52	41	37	34
Wed	33	36	42	47	46	44	42	41	40	47	57	62	63	51	41	37	34
Thu	33	36	42	46	46	45	44	43	43	50	59	63	61	51	41	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	43	45	45	46	45	46	53	60	58	57	49	40	36	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	33