Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Highland

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-210 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Highland 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	51	52	54	54	55	56	56	58	60	67	86	91	88	75	61	55	52
Tue	52	52	54	56	55	57	57	58	60	68	88	94	92	80	66	58	52
Wed	51	53	54	57	55	58	58	58	60	68	90	96	94	80	66	58	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	56	57	57	59	61	74	97	102	98	85	67	59	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	57	59	59	67	77	98	114	110	99	84	69	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	57	59	61	67	68	68	66	63	58	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	55	55	54	55	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Pasadena to Highland (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 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 Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Highland?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	54	54	55	56	56	58	60	67	86	91	88	75	61	55	52
Tue	52	52	54	56	55	57	57	58	60	68	88	94	92	80	66	58	52
Wed	51	53	54	57	55	58	58	58	60	68	90	96	94	80	66	58	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	56	57	57	59	61	74	97	102	98	85	67	59	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	57	59	59	67	77	98	114	110	99	84	69	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	57	59	61	67	68	68	66	63	58	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	55	55	54	55	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	54	54	55	56	56	58	60	67	86	91	88	75	61	55	52
Tue	52	52	54	56	55	57	57	58	60	68	88	94	92	80	66	58	52
Wed	51	53	54	57	55	58	58	58	60	68	90	96	94	80	66	58	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	56	57	57	59	61	74	97	102	98	85	67	59	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	57	59	59	67	77	98	114	110	99	84	69	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	57	59	61	67	68	68	66	63	58	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	55	55	54	55	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	54	54	55	56	56	58	60	67	86	91	88	75	61	55	52
Tue	52	52	54	56	55	57	57	58	60	68	88	94	92	80	66	58	52
Wed	51	53	54	57	55	58	58	58	60	68	90	96	94	80	66	58	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	56	57	57	59	61	74	97	102	98	85	67	59	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	57	59	59	67	77	98	114	110	99	84	69	61	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	57	59	61	67	68	68	66	63	58	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	55	55	54	55	55	52