Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Fountain Valley

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-605 South and I-210 East and I-405 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Fountain Valley 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	44	49	53	53	50	51	51	50	50	54	74	85	94	71	49	46	45
Tue	45	49	54	61	50	50	50	51	49	54	73	87	97	79	56	47	45
Wed	45	49	56	56	51	51	52	50	51	56	74	84	101	81	58	47	45
Thu	45	49	59	59	52	51	51	51	52	59	91	106	112	86	60	49	45
Fri	45	48	52	51	52	52	51	57	66	84	115	120	106	76	57	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	58	61	63	54	51	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	46	48	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Pasadena to Fountain Valley (via I-605 South and I-210 East and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Fountain Valley?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 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	44	49	53	53	50	51	51	50	50	54	74	85	94	71	49	46	45
Tue	45	49	54	61	50	50	50	51	49	54	73	87	97	79	56	47	45
Wed	45	49	56	56	51	51	52	50	51	56	74	84	101	81	58	47	45
Thu	45	49	59	59	52	51	51	51	52	59	91	106	112	86	60	49	45
Fri	45	48	52	51	52	52	51	57	66	84	115	120	106	76	57	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	58	61	63	54	51	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	46	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	53	53	50	51	51	50	50	54	74	85	94	71	49	46	45
Tue	45	49	54	61	50	50	50	51	49	54	73	87	97	79	56	47	45
Wed	45	49	56	56	51	51	52	50	51	56	74	84	101	81	58	47	45
Thu	45	49	59	59	52	51	51	51	52	59	91	106	112	86	60	49	45
Fri	45	48	52	51	52	52	51	57	66	84	115	120	106	76	57	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	58	61	63	54	51	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	46	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	53	53	50	51	51	50	50	54	74	85	94	71	49	46	45
Tue	45	49	54	61	50	50	50	51	49	54	73	87	97	79	56	47	45
Wed	45	49	56	56	51	51	52	50	51	56	74	84	101	81	58	47	45
Thu	45	49	59	59	52	51	51	51	52	59	91	106	112	86	60	49	45
Fri	45	48	52	51	52	52	51	57	66	84	115	120	106	76	57	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	48	48	50	52	58	61	63	54	51	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	46	48	47	45