Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to BUR

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 17 minutes via SR-134 West and I-5 North, usually 19 at this time.

Only 19% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Pasadena to BUR (via SR-134 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 27 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (21 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 Pasadena to BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 27 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 16 to 27 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to BUR?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 27 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-134 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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