Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Porter Ranch

Right now (6:32 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West and SR-118 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Porter Ranch by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Pasadena to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North and SR-134 West and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 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 Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Porter Ranch?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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