Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Rialto

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-210 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Rialto 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	44	45	46	47	47	49	49	50	53	59	76	83	81	68	54	47	45
Tue	44	45	47	48	47	49	49	50	53	60	77	84	84	71	57	50	45
Wed	44	45	47	51	48	50	50	51	53	62	79	88	86	73	59	50	45
Thu	44	45	49	49	48	49	49	52	54	66	86	92	89	77	59	51	45
Fri	44	46	47	48	49	51	52	58	68	88	106	103	94	76	61	53	47
Sat	44	45	46	46	46	48	50	52	53	60	61	63	60	58	50	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	47	47	46	47	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Pasadena to Rialto (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Rialto?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	46	47	47	49	49	50	53	59	76	83	81	68	54	47	45
Tue	44	45	47	48	47	49	49	50	53	60	77	84	84	71	57	50	45
Wed	44	45	47	51	48	50	50	51	53	62	79	88	86	73	59	50	45
Thu	44	45	49	49	48	49	49	52	54	66	86	92	89	77	59	51	45
Fri	44	46	47	48	49	51	52	58	68	88	106	103	94	76	61	53	47
Sat	44	45	46	46	46	48	50	52	53	60	61	63	60	58	50	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	47	47	46	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	46	47	47	49	49	50	53	59	76	83	81	68	54	47	45
Tue	44	45	47	48	47	49	49	50	53	60	77	84	84	71	57	50	45
Wed	44	45	47	51	48	50	50	51	53	62	79	88	86	73	59	50	45
Thu	44	45	49	49	48	49	49	52	54	66	86	92	89	77	59	51	45
Fri	44	46	47	48	49	51	52	58	68	88	106	103	94	76	61	53	47
Sat	44	45	46	46	46	48	50	52	53	60	61	63	60	58	50	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	47	47	46	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	46	47	47	49	49	50	53	59	76	83	81	68	54	47	45
Tue	44	45	47	48	47	49	49	50	53	60	77	84	84	71	57	50	45
Wed	44	45	47	51	48	50	50	51	53	62	79	88	86	73	59	50	45
Thu	44	45	49	49	48	49	49	52	54	66	86	92	89	77	59	51	45
Fri	44	46	47	48	49	51	52	58	68	88	106	103	94	76	61	53	47
Sat	44	45	46	46	46	48	50	52	53	60	61	63	60	58	50	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	47	47	46	47	48	45