Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Valencia

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-210 West and I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Valencia 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	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	41	41	43	41	45	47	43	38	37	36
Tue	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	40	47	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	39	45	46	45	39	37	35
Thu	35	35	37	39	40	42	43	43	42	42	50	62	63	52	44	40	36
Fri	36	36	36	36	37	49	47	50	50	49	51	55	52	46	42	39	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	41	48	48	43	46	41	40	39	37	36	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	38	47	53	63	61	62	45	38	39	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pasadena to Valencia (via I-210 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	41	41	43	41	45	47	43	38	37	36
Tue	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	40	47	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	39	45	46	45	39	37	35
Thu	35	35	37	39	40	42	43	43	42	42	50	62	63	52	44	40	36
Fri	36	36	36	36	37	49	47	50	50	49	51	55	52	46	42	39	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	41	48	48	43	46	41	40	39	37	36	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	38	47	53	63	61	62	45	38	39	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	41	41	43	41	45	47	43	38	37	36
Tue	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	40	47	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	39	45	46	45	39	37	35
Thu	35	35	37	39	40	42	43	43	42	42	50	62	63	52	44	40	36
Fri	36	36	36	36	37	49	47	50	50	49	51	55	52	46	42	39	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	41	48	48	43	46	41	40	39	37	36	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	38	47	53	63	61	62	45	38	39	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	35	37	40	42	41	41	43	41	45	47	43	38	37	36
Tue	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	40	47	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	39	45	46	45	39	37	35
Thu	35	35	37	39	40	42	43	43	42	42	50	62	63	52	44	40	36
Fri	36	36	36	36	37	49	47	50	50	49	51	55	52	46	42	39	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	41	48	48	43	46	41	40	39	37	36	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	38	47	53	63	61	62	45	38	39	36	36	35