Best Time to Drive from ONT to Pasadena

Right now (12:48 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-210 West and SR-60 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 38% 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 ONT 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	35	59	69	65	55	51	47	45	45	43	48	46	45	42	39	39	37
Tue	35	66	77	67	58	53	49	44	43	44	48	48	47	43	38	38	37
Wed	36	62	77	69	60	54	48	47	44	47	48	48	49	47	39	39	37
Thu	35	61	77	69	58	52	48	46	45	46	50	50	52	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	49	56	53	50	50	48	49	49	51	55	53	52	49	43	39	37
Sat	36	38	39	39	39	41	46	46	47	48	46	46	45	43	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	40	44	45	44	42	40	40	39	39	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from ONT to Pasadena (via I-210 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pasadena to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Long Beach · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Van Nuys · ONT to Torrance · ONT to LAX · ONT to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	59	69	65	55	51	47	45	45	43	48	46	45	42	39	39	37
Tue	35	66	77	67	58	53	49	44	43	44	48	48	47	43	38	38	37
Wed	36	62	77	69	60	54	48	47	44	47	48	48	49	47	39	39	37
Thu	35	61	77	69	58	52	48	46	45	46	50	50	52	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	49	56	53	50	50	48	49	49	51	55	53	52	49	43	39	37
Sat	36	38	39	39	39	41	46	46	47	48	46	46	45	43	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	40	44	45	44	42	40	40	39	39	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	59	69	65	55	51	47	45	45	43	48	46	45	42	39	39	37
Tue	35	66	77	67	58	53	49	44	43	44	48	48	47	43	38	38	37
Wed	36	62	77	69	60	54	48	47	44	47	48	48	49	47	39	39	37
Thu	35	61	77	69	58	52	48	46	45	46	50	50	52	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	49	56	53	50	50	48	49	49	51	55	53	52	49	43	39	37
Sat	36	38	39	39	39	41	46	46	47	48	46	46	45	43	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	40	44	45	44	42	40	40	39	39	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	59	69	65	55	51	47	45	45	43	48	46	45	42	39	39	37
Tue	35	66	77	67	58	53	49	44	43	44	48	48	47	43	38	38	37
Wed	36	62	77	69	60	54	48	47	44	47	48	48	49	47	39	39	37
Thu	35	61	77	69	58	52	48	46	45	46	50	50	52	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	49	56	53	50	50	48	49	49	51	55	53	52	49	43	39	37
Sat	36	38	39	39	39	41	46	46	47	48	46	46	45	43	40	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	38	40	44	45	44	42	40	40	39	39	40	37