Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Pasadena

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Los Angeles to Pasadena (via SR-2 East and SR-134 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 25 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (20 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pasadena to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 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) (West 1st Street) to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pasadena by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1415161918171616171719212119151414
Tue1415172019181716171719222321171414
Wed1415171919171717171820222422181514
Thu1415172019181717171921232423181514
Fri1415161918171818192224242421171514
Sat1414141515151617181819191817151514
Sun1414141414151515161717161615151514

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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 25 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 14 to 25 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Pasadena?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 25 minutes.

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