Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Altadena

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via I-110 North, usually 25 at this time.

Only 6% 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.

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Los Angeles to Altadena (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 27 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (23 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Altadena to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Altadena along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Altadena by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1819212222222121212223242625222019
Tue1819212223232222222224252625222019
Wed1819212324232322222324252625232119
Thu1819212324232222222324252525222019
Fri1819212223222223232426272625232119
Sat1819191920212223232323232322212019
Sun1818191819192021222222222121202019

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 Los Angeles to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 27 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Altadena?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 18 to 27 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Altadena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 27 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.2 miles)

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