Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Long Beach

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-710 South, usually 50 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 Long Beach 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	45	48	46	44	43	42	43	47	53	59	58	52	41	37	35
Tue	34	39	48	51	47	45	44	43	43	47	55	61	64	57	45	38	35
Wed	34	39	48	51	48	46	44	44	44	48	57	62	63	58	45	37	35
Thu	35	39	48	51	48	46	45	45	47	51	58	64	64	58	46	38	35
Fri	34	38	46	50	47	45	46	48	52	56	61	62	62	55	45	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	42	44	45	46	44	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Pasadena to Long Beach (via I-710 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 65 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 32 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Long Beach?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 34 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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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	45	48	46	44	43	42	43	47	53	59	58	52	41	37	35
Tue	34	39	48	51	47	45	44	43	43	47	55	61	64	57	45	38	35
Wed	34	39	48	51	48	46	44	44	44	48	57	62	63	58	45	37	35
Thu	35	39	48	51	48	46	45	45	47	51	58	64	64	58	46	38	35
Fri	34	38	46	50	47	45	46	48	52	56	61	62	62	55	45	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	42	44	45	46	44	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	45	48	46	44	43	42	43	47	53	59	58	52	41	37	35
Tue	34	39	48	51	47	45	44	43	43	47	55	61	64	57	45	38	35
Wed	34	39	48	51	48	46	44	44	44	48	57	62	63	58	45	37	35
Thu	35	39	48	51	48	46	45	45	47	51	58	64	64	58	46	38	35
Fri	34	38	46	50	47	45	46	48	52	56	61	62	62	55	45	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	42	44	45	46	44	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	45	48	46	44	43	42	43	47	53	59	58	52	41	37	35
Tue	34	39	48	51	47	45	44	43	43	47	55	61	64	57	45	38	35
Wed	34	39	48	51	48	46	44	44	44	48	57	62	63	58	45	37	35
Thu	35	39	48	51	48	46	45	45	47	51	58	64	64	58	46	38	35
Fri	34	38	46	50	47	45	46	48	52	56	61	62	62	55	45	38	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	42	44	45	46	44	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	36	36	35