Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to LGB

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-710 South, usually 44 at this time.

None 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 LGB 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	34	38	44	46	43	41	41	41	41	44	51	57	57	51	39	36	34
Tue	34	38	48	50	45	43	42	41	42	45	54	61	64	56	43	37	35
Wed	34	38	48	49	46	44	42	42	42	46	55	62	63	57	44	37	35
Thu	34	38	48	49	46	44	43	43	44	48	57	64	65	57	45	38	35
Fri	34	37	45	47	44	43	44	46	50	55	62	64	63	55	44	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	37	39	41	44	46	47	44	43	40	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	36	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Pasadena to LGB (via I-710 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 36 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to LGB?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	44	46	43	41	41	41	41	44	51	57	57	51	39	36	34
Tue	34	38	48	50	45	43	42	41	42	45	54	61	64	56	43	37	35
Wed	34	38	48	49	46	44	42	42	42	46	55	62	63	57	44	37	35
Thu	34	38	48	49	46	44	43	43	44	48	57	64	65	57	45	38	35
Fri	34	37	45	47	44	43	44	46	50	55	62	64	63	55	44	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	37	39	41	44	46	47	44	43	40	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	44	46	43	41	41	41	41	44	51	57	57	51	39	36	34
Tue	34	38	48	50	45	43	42	41	42	45	54	61	64	56	43	37	35
Wed	34	38	48	49	46	44	42	42	42	46	55	62	63	57	44	37	35
Thu	34	38	48	49	46	44	43	43	44	48	57	64	65	57	45	38	35
Fri	34	37	45	47	44	43	44	46	50	55	62	64	63	55	44	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	37	39	41	44	46	47	44	43	40	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	44	46	43	41	41	41	41	44	51	57	57	51	39	36	34
Tue	34	38	48	50	45	43	42	41	42	45	54	61	64	56	43	37	35
Wed	34	38	48	49	46	44	42	42	42	46	55	62	63	57	44	37	35
Thu	34	38	48	49	46	44	43	43	44	48	57	64	65	57	45	38	35
Fri	34	37	45	47	44	43	44	46	50	55	62	64	63	55	44	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	37	39	41	44	46	47	44	43	40	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	36	36	36	35