Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Yorba Linda

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-210 East and SR-57 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Yorba Linda 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	38	47	54	53	48	46	45	44	46	48	58	61	64	56	44	40	39
Tue	38	47	53	54	48	47	45	45	47	49	58	64	68	59	49	41	39
Wed	38	46	54	52	52	48	48	47	46	52	59	64	68	60	50	43	39
Thu	38	46	53	51	48	48	47	46	47	54	63	69	71	63	50	42	39
Fri	39	44	49	49	47	47	47	50	56	64	73	73	73	62	50	44	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	46	48	48	52	54	53	49	44	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	42	42	40	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Pasadena to Yorba Linda (via I-210 East and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Yorba Linda?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	47	54	53	48	46	45	44	46	48	58	61	64	56	44	40	39
Tue	38	47	53	54	48	47	45	45	47	49	58	64	68	59	49	41	39
Wed	38	46	54	52	52	48	48	47	46	52	59	64	68	60	50	43	39
Thu	38	46	53	51	48	48	47	46	47	54	63	69	71	63	50	42	39
Fri	39	44	49	49	47	47	47	50	56	64	73	73	73	62	50	44	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	46	48	48	52	54	53	49	44	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	42	42	40	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	47	54	53	48	46	45	44	46	48	58	61	64	56	44	40	39
Tue	38	47	53	54	48	47	45	45	47	49	58	64	68	59	49	41	39
Wed	38	46	54	52	52	48	48	47	46	52	59	64	68	60	50	43	39
Thu	38	46	53	51	48	48	47	46	47	54	63	69	71	63	50	42	39
Fri	39	44	49	49	47	47	47	50	56	64	73	73	73	62	50	44	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	46	48	48	52	54	53	49	44	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	42	42	40	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	47	54	53	48	46	45	44	46	48	58	61	64	56	44	40	39
Tue	38	47	53	54	48	47	45	45	47	49	58	64	68	59	49	41	39
Wed	38	46	54	52	52	48	48	47	46	52	59	64	68	60	50	43	39
Thu	38	46	53	51	48	48	47	46	47	54	63	69	71	63	50	42	39
Fri	39	44	49	49	47	47	47	50	56	64	73	73	73	62	50	44	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	46	48	48	52	54	53	49	44	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	42	42	40	41	41	39