Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Upland

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-210 East and I-10 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Upland 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	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	36	37	40	53	59	62	54	38	33	31
Tue	31	33	33	35	35	35	35	36	37	41	53	58	61	54	43	35	31
Wed	31	33	33	36	35	36	37	38	38	43	54	60	63	54	43	36	31
Thu	31	32	33	36	35	35	35	36	38	46	60	65	65	58	44	36	32
Fri	31	33	33	35	36	37	37	43	48	59	72	71	68	57	45	38	33
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	33	35	37	38	42	44	44	42	38	35	32	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	33	34	32	33	34	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Pasadena to Upland (via I-210 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Upland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	36	37	40	53	59	62	54	38	33	31
Tue	31	33	33	35	35	35	35	36	37	41	53	58	61	54	43	35	31
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Thu	31	32	33	36	35	35	35	36	38	46	60	65	65	58	44	36	32
Fri	31	33	33	35	36	37	37	43	48	59	72	71	68	57	45	38	33
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	33	35	37	38	42	44	44	42	38	35	32	32
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Tue	31	33	33	35	35	35	35	36	37	41	53	58	61	54	43	35	31
Wed	31	33	33	36	35	36	37	38	38	43	54	60	63	54	43	36	31
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Fri	31	33	33	35	36	37	37	43	48	59	72	71	68	57	45	38	33
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