Best Time to Drive from Moorpark to Pasadena

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Moorpark 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	43	48	51	59	57	55	55	52	51	52	54	54	54	51	46	46	44
Tue	43	48	50	72	73	58	51	52	52	53	55	56	58	54	48	47	44
Wed	43	48	51	71	78	56	51	51	51	55	56	56	58	52	49	47	44
Thu	43	48	52	66	67	54	53	52	53	55	58	56	59	53	49	49	44
Fri	43	49	52	56	55	53	53	54	56	57	56	55	56	51	50	49	45
Sat	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	50	50	50	48	48	47	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Moorpark to Pasadena (via SR-118 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moorpark 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 Moorpark to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moorpark to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-23 North in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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More drives

Pasadena to Moorpark (return trip) · Moorpark to Los Angeles · Moorpark to Temecula · Moorpark to Long Beach · Moorpark to Anaheim · Moorpark to Santa Ana · Moorpark to Huntington Beach · Moorpark to Glendale · Moorpark to Santa Clarita · Moorpark to Garden Grove · Moorpark to Hollywood · Moorpark to Lancaster

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	51	59	57	55	55	52	51	52	54	54	54	51	46	46	44
Tue	43	48	50	72	73	58	51	52	52	53	55	56	58	54	48	47	44
Wed	43	48	51	71	78	56	51	51	51	55	56	56	58	52	49	47	44
Thu	43	48	52	66	67	54	53	52	53	55	58	56	59	53	49	49	44
Fri	43	49	52	56	55	53	53	54	56	57	56	55	56	51	50	49	45
Sat	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	50	50	50	48	48	47	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	51	59	57	55	55	52	51	52	54	54	54	51	46	46	44
Tue	43	48	50	72	73	58	51	52	52	53	55	56	58	54	48	47	44
Wed	43	48	51	71	78	56	51	51	51	55	56	56	58	52	49	47	44
Thu	43	48	52	66	67	54	53	52	53	55	58	56	59	53	49	49	44
Fri	43	49	52	56	55	53	53	54	56	57	56	55	56	51	50	49	45
Sat	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	50	50	50	48	48	47	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	51	59	57	55	55	52	51	52	54	54	54	51	46	46	44
Tue	43	48	50	72	73	58	51	52	52	53	55	56	58	54	48	47	44
Wed	43	48	51	71	78	56	51	51	51	55	56	56	58	52	49	47	44
Thu	43	48	52	66	67	54	53	52	53	55	58	56	59	53	49	49	44
Fri	43	49	52	56	55	53	53	54	56	57	56	55	56	51	50	49	45
Sat	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	50	50	50	48	48	47	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	44