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Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Los Angeles

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 16 minutes via I-110 South, usually 17 at this time.

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Pasadena to Los Angeles (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (21 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Pasadena

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 10 to 18 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) to Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pasadena to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1515182019181717171819212119161515
Tue1515182220191817171720222320171515
Wed1515182121191818171821222321181515
Thu1515182221191818182022232322181615
Fri1515172019192020212324242321181615
Sat1515151516161719202121201918161615
Sun1515151515151616171818171616151615

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Los Angeles?

The 10-mile drive usually takes 15 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.

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