Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Pasadena

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 North and I-110 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Montebello 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	23	26	33	35	29	27	28	28	30	29	35	35	35	31	30	24	22
Tue	22	26	33	41	33	31	27	28	28	32	35	35	34	33	33	27	22
Wed	22	25	33	41	34	29	27	28	28	32	35	34	34	33	31	26	22
Thu	23	26	33	41	33	30	30	31	33	33	35	35	35	33	34	27	24
Fri	22	26	31	34	33	30	29	31	35	36	37	36	35	35	33	28	23
Sat	23	24	25	26	28	30	32	32	33	34	33	33	32	31	28	27	24
Sun	22	24	26	24	24	26	27	30	31	33	33	31	30	31	32	28	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Montebello to Pasadena (via I-5 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 22 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Pasadena to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello to Santa Ana · Montebello to Irvine · Montebello to San Bernardino · Montebello to Fontana · Montebello to Oxnard · Montebello to Moreno Valley · Montebello to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	33	35	29	27	28	28	30	29	35	35	35	31	30	24	22
Tue	22	26	33	41	33	31	27	28	28	32	35	35	34	33	33	27	22
Wed	22	25	33	41	34	29	27	28	28	32	35	34	34	33	31	26	22
Thu	23	26	33	41	33	30	30	31	33	33	35	35	35	33	34	27	24
Fri	22	26	31	34	33	30	29	31	35	36	37	36	35	35	33	28	23
Sat	23	24	25	26	28	30	32	32	33	34	33	33	32	31	28	27	24
Sun	22	24	26	24	24	26	27	30	31	33	33	31	30	31	32	28	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	33	35	29	27	28	28	30	29	35	35	35	31	30	24	22
Tue	22	26	33	41	33	31	27	28	28	32	35	35	34	33	33	27	22
Wed	22	25	33	41	34	29	27	28	28	32	35	34	34	33	31	26	22
Thu	23	26	33	41	33	30	30	31	33	33	35	35	35	33	34	27	24
Fri	22	26	31	34	33	30	29	31	35	36	37	36	35	35	33	28	23
Sat	23	24	25	26	28	30	32	32	33	34	33	33	32	31	28	27	24
Sun	22	24	26	24	24	26	27	30	31	33	33	31	30	31	32	28	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	33	35	29	27	28	28	30	29	35	35	35	31	30	24	22
Tue	22	26	33	41	33	31	27	28	28	32	35	35	34	33	33	27	22
Wed	22	25	33	41	34	29	27	28	28	32	35	34	34	33	31	26	22
Thu	23	26	33	41	33	30	30	31	33	33	35	35	35	33	34	27	24
Fri	22	26	31	34	33	30	29	31	35	36	37	36	35	35	33	28	23
Sat	23	24	25	26	28	30	32	32	33	34	33	33	32	31	28	27	24
Sun	22	24	26	24	24	26	27	30	31	33	33	31	30	31	32	28	25