Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Placentia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-210 East and SR-57 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Placentia 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	35	43	51	51	46	43	41	41	43	46	56	59	61	53	42	37	36
Tue	35	44	51	52	46	43	42	42	43	47	57	62	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	35	43	51	49	48	45	43	43	43	48	58	62	65	57	47	40	36
Thu	35	43	50	49	44	44	44	43	45	52	60	65	69	57	47	39	36
Fri	35	41	45	45	43	43	43	46	51	59	67	69	68	57	47	41	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	39	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	43	40	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pasadena to Placentia (via I-210 East and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Placentia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	35	43	51	51	46	43	41	41	43	46	56	59	61	53	42	37	36
Tue	35	44	51	52	46	43	42	42	43	47	57	62	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	35	43	51	49	48	45	43	43	43	48	58	62	65	57	47	40	36
Thu	35	43	50	49	44	44	44	43	45	52	60	65	69	57	47	39	36
Fri	35	41	45	45	43	43	43	46	51	59	67	69	68	57	47	41	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	39	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	43	40	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	51	51	46	43	41	41	43	46	56	59	61	53	42	37	36
Tue	35	44	51	52	46	43	42	42	43	47	57	62	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	35	43	51	49	48	45	43	43	43	48	58	62	65	57	47	40	36
Thu	35	43	50	49	44	44	44	43	45	52	60	65	69	57	47	39	36
Fri	35	41	45	45	43	43	43	46	51	59	67	69	68	57	47	41	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	39	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	43	40	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	51	51	46	43	41	41	43	46	56	59	61	53	42	37	36
Tue	35	44	51	52	46	43	42	42	43	47	57	62	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	35	43	51	49	48	45	43	43	43	48	58	62	65	57	47	40	36
Thu	35	43	50	49	44	44	44	43	45	52	60	65	69	57	47	39	36
Fri	35	41	45	45	43	43	43	46	51	59	67	69	68	57	47	41	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	39	43	45	46	49	51	51	49	43	40	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	36