Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Pasadena

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-210 West and I-10 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Ontario 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	31	52	63	59	49	43	41	38	38	36	37	37	36	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	58	73	63	51	46	41	37	37	37	39	38	37	35	33	33	32
Wed	31	56	71	64	52	46	43	39	38	38	40	39	38	37	33	33	32
Thu	31	55	72	63	51	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	44	50	47	43	43	41	41	42	42	44	43	41	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	37	41	41	42	43	40	40	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	38	39	39	37	36	35	35	34	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Ontario to Pasadena (via I-210 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

More drives

Pasadena to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario to LAX · Ontario 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	31	52	63	59	49	43	41	38	38	36	37	37	36	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	58	73	63	51	46	41	37	37	37	39	38	37	35	33	33	32
Wed	31	56	71	64	52	46	43	39	38	38	40	39	38	37	33	33	32
Thu	31	55	72	63	51	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	44	50	47	43	43	41	41	42	42	44	43	41	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	37	41	41	42	43	40	40	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	38	39	39	37	36	35	35	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	52	63	59	49	43	41	38	38	36	37	37	36	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	58	73	63	51	46	41	37	37	37	39	38	37	35	33	33	32
Wed	31	56	71	64	52	46	43	39	38	38	40	39	38	37	33	33	32
Thu	31	55	72	63	51	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	44	50	47	43	43	41	41	42	42	44	43	41	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	37	41	41	42	43	40	40	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	38	39	39	37	36	35	35	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	52	63	59	49	43	41	38	38	36	37	37	36	33	33	33	32
Tue	31	58	73	63	51	46	41	37	37	37	39	38	37	35	33	33	32
Wed	31	56	71	64	52	46	43	39	38	38	40	39	38	37	33	33	32
Thu	31	55	72	63	51	44	41	39	38	38	39	40	40	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	44	50	47	43	43	41	41	42	42	44	43	41	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	37	41	41	42	43	40	40	38	37	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	38	39	39	37	36	35	35	34	35	32