Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Santa Paula

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-210 West and I-5 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Santa Paula 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	70	70	70	71	75	80	84	83	82	83	83	96	94	84	76	74	72
Tue	70	71	70	71	74	78	81	81	79	81	87	109	118	94	82	77	73
Wed	70	70	71	71	75	79	81	83	80	79	87	107	109	91	81	75	72
Thu	70	71	73	77	79	84	86	85	84	83	100	125	118	94	83	77	72
Fri	71	72	72	73	76	90	88	91	92	94	103	111	96	86	81	76	73
Sat	72	71	71	72	72	78	86	86	80	84	79	77	75	73	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	85	96	107	106	102	81	76	77	74	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Pasadena to Santa Paula (via I-210 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (108 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (36 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Santa Paula?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 69 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Santa Paula?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	70	71	75	80	84	83	82	83	83	96	94	84	76	74	72
Tue	70	71	70	71	74	78	81	81	79	81	87	109	118	94	82	77	73
Wed	70	70	71	71	75	79	81	83	80	79	87	107	109	91	81	75	72
Thu	70	71	73	77	79	84	86	85	84	83	100	125	118	94	83	77	72
Fri	71	72	72	73	76	90	88	91	92	94	103	111	96	86	81	76	73
Sat	72	71	71	72	72	78	86	86	80	84	79	77	75	73	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	85	96	107	106	102	81	76	77	74	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	70	71	75	80	84	83	82	83	83	96	94	84	76	74	72
Tue	70	71	70	71	74	78	81	81	79	81	87	109	118	94	82	77	73
Wed	70	70	71	71	75	79	81	83	80	79	87	107	109	91	81	75	72
Thu	70	71	73	77	79	84	86	85	84	83	100	125	118	94	83	77	72
Fri	71	72	72	73	76	90	88	91	92	94	103	111	96	86	81	76	73
Sat	72	71	71	72	72	78	86	86	80	84	79	77	75	73	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	85	96	107	106	102	81	76	77	74	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	70	71	75	80	84	83	82	83	83	96	94	84	76	74	72
Tue	70	71	70	71	74	78	81	81	79	81	87	109	118	94	82	77	73
Wed	70	70	71	71	75	79	81	83	80	79	87	107	109	91	81	75	72
Thu	70	71	73	77	79	84	86	85	84	83	100	125	118	94	83	77	72
Fri	71	72	72	73	76	90	88	91	92	94	103	111	96	86	81	76	73
Sat	72	71	71	72	72	78	86	86	80	84	79	77	75	73	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	85	96	107	106	102	81	76	77	74	72	70