Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Claremont

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-210 East, usually 30 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Pasadena to Claremont 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	28	32	31	32	31	33	33	33	35	40	51	56	60	52	39	30	29
Tue	29	32	32	34	32	33	33	34	35	41	51	55	58	51	40	33	29
Wed	29	33	33	35	33	34	34	34	35	43	53	57	61	52	41	34	29
Thu	29	32	32	35	34	33	33	34	36	45	56	61	61	55	41	34	29
Fri	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	41	49	60	66	67	63	55	43	36	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	41	43	45	43	39	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	30	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Pasadena to Claremont (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 19 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 central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Claremont?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Claremont to Pasadena (return trip) · Pasadena to Santa Monica · Pasadena to Long Beach · Pasadena to West Covina · Pasadena to Burbank · Pasadena to Santa Clarita · Pasadena to Van Nuys · Pasadena to Torrance · Pasadena to Hollywood · Pasadena to Culver City · Pasadena to Whittier · Pasadena to Thousand Oaks

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	31	32	31	33	33	33	35	40	51	56	60	52	39	30	29
Tue	29	32	32	34	32	33	33	34	35	41	51	55	58	51	40	33	29
Wed	29	33	33	35	33	34	34	34	35	43	53	57	61	52	41	34	29
Thu	29	32	32	35	34	33	33	34	36	45	56	61	61	55	41	34	29
Fri	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	41	49	60	66	67	63	55	43	36	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	41	43	45	43	39	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	30	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	31	32	31	33	33	33	35	40	51	56	60	52	39	30	29
Tue	29	32	32	34	32	33	33	34	35	41	51	55	58	51	40	33	29
Wed	29	33	33	35	33	34	34	34	35	43	53	57	61	52	41	34	29
Thu	29	32	32	35	34	33	33	34	36	45	56	61	61	55	41	34	29
Fri	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	41	49	60	66	67	63	55	43	36	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	41	43	45	43	39	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	30	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	31	32	31	33	33	33	35	40	51	56	60	52	39	30	29
Tue	29	32	32	34	32	33	33	34	35	41	51	55	58	51	40	33	29
Wed	29	33	33	35	33	34	34	34	35	43	53	57	61	52	41	34	29
Thu	29	32	32	35	34	33	33	34	36	45	56	61	61	55	41	34	29
Fri	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	41	49	60	66	67	63	55	43	36	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	41	43	45	43	39	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	32	32	30	31	31	29