Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Fullerton

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South and I-110 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Fullerton 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	33	36	43	43	38	38	40	41	43	43	59	66	62	56	41	35	33
Tue	32	36	46	50	40	39	39	41	42	47	58	66	65	58	47	38	33
Wed	32	35	48	48	41	38	39	41	41	48	55	59	58	53	46	38	33
Thu	32	35	48	50	41	42	43	44	47	48	64	64	67	61	45	37	33
Fri	32	34	43	47	43	41	41	42	49	58	65	66	65	59	44	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	38	41	42	44	47	51	49	45	42	38	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	41	42	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Pasadena to Fullerton (via I-5 South and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 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	33	36	43	43	38	38	40	41	43	43	59	66	62	56	41	35	33
Tue	32	36	46	50	40	39	39	41	42	47	58	66	65	58	47	38	33
Wed	32	35	48	48	41	38	39	41	41	48	55	59	58	53	46	38	33
Thu	32	35	48	50	41	42	43	44	47	48	64	64	67	61	45	37	33
Fri	32	34	43	47	43	41	41	42	49	58	65	66	65	59	44	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	38	41	42	44	47	51	49	45	42	38	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	41	42	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	43	43	38	38	40	41	43	43	59	66	62	56	41	35	33
Tue	32	36	46	50	40	39	39	41	42	47	58	66	65	58	47	38	33
Wed	32	35	48	48	41	38	39	41	41	48	55	59	58	53	46	38	33
Thu	32	35	48	50	41	42	43	44	47	48	64	64	67	61	45	37	33
Fri	32	34	43	47	43	41	41	42	49	58	65	66	65	59	44	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	38	41	42	44	47	51	49	45	42	38	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	41	42	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	43	43	38	38	40	41	43	43	59	66	62	56	41	35	33
Tue	32	36	46	50	40	39	39	41	42	47	58	66	65	58	47	38	33
Wed	32	35	48	48	41	38	39	41	41	48	55	59	58	53	46	38	33
Thu	32	35	48	50	41	42	43	44	47	48	64	64	67	61	45	37	33
Fri	32	34	43	47	43	41	41	42	49	58	65	66	65	59	44	39	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	38	38	41	42	44	47	51	49	45	42	38	39	34
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	41	42	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	34