Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-110 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	40	42	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	49	45	44	44	42
Tue	40	42	45	52	50	50	45	45	46	45	46	51	50	47	45	45	41
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Fri	40	42	45	46	45	46	48	48	47	48	49	50	52	49	47	45	41
Sat	41	41	41	46	47	47	49	51	52	50	52	53	53	51	50	48	42
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Pasadena to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 40 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sat	41	41	41	46	47	47	49	51	52	50	52	53	53	51	50	48	42
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	42

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	40	42	45	52	50	50	45	45	46	45	46	51	50	47	45	45	41
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Sat	41	41	41	46	47	47	49	51	52	50	52	53	53	51	50	48	42
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	42