Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Norwalk

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South and I-110 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Norwalk 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	27	27	32	34	30	31	37	37	41	39	71	81	76	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	27	38	42	33	32	33	36	34	46	70	83	82	73	50	34	25
Wed	24	26	41	41	34	30	31	34	35	50	59	68	64	61	48	33	25
Thu	24	26	39	42	32	35	36	38	46	54	79	82	83	76	44	32	26
Fri	25	25	36	44	39	34	36	38	50	69	79	82	80	70	44	35	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	30	36	38	42	48	54	54	45	39	33	34	26
Sun	24	24	25	25	25	29	30	36	36	40	40	37	37	35	34	33	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Pasadena to Norwalk (via I-5 South and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 87 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	32	34	30	31	37	37	41	39	71	81	76	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	27	38	42	33	32	33	36	34	46	70	83	82	73	50	34	25
Wed	24	26	41	41	34	30	31	34	35	50	59	68	64	61	48	33	25
Thu	24	26	39	42	32	35	36	38	46	54	79	82	83	76	44	32	26
Fri	25	25	36	44	39	34	36	38	50	69	79	82	80	70	44	35	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	30	36	38	42	48	54	54	45	39	33	34	26
Sun	24	24	25	25	25	29	30	36	36	40	40	37	37	35	34	33	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	32	34	30	31	37	37	41	39	71	81	76	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	27	38	42	33	32	33	36	34	46	70	83	82	73	50	34	25
Wed	24	26	41	41	34	30	31	34	35	50	59	68	64	61	48	33	25
Thu	24	26	39	42	32	35	36	38	46	54	79	82	83	76	44	32	26
Fri	25	25	36	44	39	34	36	38	50	69	79	82	80	70	44	35	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	30	36	38	42	48	54	54	45	39	33	34	26
Sun	24	24	25	25	25	29	30	36	36	40	40	37	37	35	34	33	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	32	34	30	31	37	37	41	39	71	81	76	67	41	28	26
Tue	25	27	38	42	33	32	33	36	34	46	70	83	82	73	50	34	25
Wed	24	26	41	41	34	30	31	34	35	50	59	68	64	61	48	33	25
Thu	24	26	39	42	32	35	36	38	46	54	79	82	83	76	44	32	26
Fri	25	25	36	44	39	34	36	38	50	69	79	82	80	70	44	35	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	30	36	38	42	48	54	54	45	39	33	34	26
Sun	24	24	25	25	25	29	30	36	36	40	40	37	37	35	34	33	27