Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Ontario

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 38 minutes via I-210 East and I-10 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Ontario 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	32	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	42	55	61	64	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	38	39	43	54	60	63	56	45	37	33
Wed	32	34	35	37	36	38	38	39	40	45	56	62	65	56	45	38	33
Thu	32	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	61	66	67	60	46	37	33
Fri	32	34	35	37	37	39	39	44	50	60	74	73	69	57	46	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	44	47	48	44	40	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	35	35	34	34	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Pasadena to Ontario (via I-210 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Ontario?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	42	55	61	64	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	38	39	43	54	60	63	56	45	37	33
Wed	32	34	35	37	36	38	38	39	40	45	56	62	65	56	45	38	33
Thu	32	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	61	66	67	60	46	37	33
Fri	32	34	35	37	37	39	39	44	50	60	74	73	69	57	46	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	44	47	48	44	40	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	35	35	34	34	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	42	55	61	64	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	38	39	43	54	60	63	56	45	37	33
Wed	32	34	35	37	36	38	38	39	40	45	56	62	65	56	45	38	33
Thu	32	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	61	66	67	60	46	37	33
Fri	32	34	35	37	37	39	39	44	50	60	74	73	69	57	46	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	44	47	48	44	40	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	35	35	34	34	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	42	55	61	64	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	35	37	36	37	37	38	39	43	54	60	63	56	45	37	33
Wed	32	34	35	37	36	38	38	39	40	45	56	62	65	56	45	38	33
Thu	32	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	61	66	67	60	46	37	33
Fri	32	34	35	37	37	39	39	44	50	60	74	73	69	57	46	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	44	47	48	44	40	36	34	33
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