Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Corona

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-210 East and SR-71 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Corona 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	41	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	60	63	65	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	44	45	47	47	47	46	47	48	52	60	63	66	60	51	44	41
Wed	41	44	44	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	61	64	67	62	52	45	41
Thu	41	44	45	47	47	47	47	48	49	55	65	69	70	65	53	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	45	47	48	48	53	58	67	76	75	72	63	52	47	42
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	47	49	49	52	55	55	51	47	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	43	44	42	43	43	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pasadena to Corona (via I-210 East and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Corona (East 6th 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 Pasadena to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Corona?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	60	63	65	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	44	45	47	47	47	46	47	48	52	60	63	66	60	51	44	41
Wed	41	44	44	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	61	64	67	62	52	45	41
Thu	41	44	45	47	47	47	47	48	49	55	65	69	70	65	53	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	45	47	48	48	53	58	67	76	75	72	63	52	47	42
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	47	49	49	52	55	55	51	47	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	43	44	42	43	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	60	63	65	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	44	45	47	47	47	46	47	48	52	60	63	66	60	51	44	41
Wed	41	44	44	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	61	64	67	62	52	45	41
Thu	41	44	45	47	47	47	47	48	49	55	65	69	70	65	53	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	45	47	48	48	53	58	67	76	75	72	63	52	47	42
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	47	49	49	52	55	55	51	47	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	43	44	42	43	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	60	63	65	59	47	43	41
Tue	41	44	45	47	47	47	46	47	48	52	60	63	66	60	51	44	41
Wed	41	44	44	47	47	47	48	48	49	53	61	64	67	62	52	45	41
Thu	41	44	45	47	47	47	47	48	49	55	65	69	70	65	53	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	45	47	48	48	53	58	67	76	75	72	63	52	47	42
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	47	49	49	52	55	55	51	47	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	43	44	42	43	43	41