Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Compton

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-110 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Compton 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	29	29	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	36	35	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	30	32	38	38	36	33	32	34	32	33	38	37	33	32	31	29
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Fri	29	30	31	34	33	34	36	36	34	35	36	37	37	36	33	32	29
Sat	29	29	29	33	34	34	36	37	37	37	39	39	38	37	36	34	29
Sun	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Pasadena to Compton (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 38 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 29 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Compton?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 38 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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