Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Pasadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Placentia to Pasadena 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	34	52	66	60	53	48	44	42	41	40	43	43	44	40	37	36	35
Tue	34	56	74	65	56	50	45	42	41	41	44	45	49	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	54	71	63	55	50	45	42	41	42	47	46	48	47	38	37	35
Thu	34	50	67	60	53	49	45	42	42	42	46	46	51	44	37	36	35
Fri	34	46	53	50	48	47	46	46	46	46	50	51	49	47	39	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	44	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	39	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	38	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Placentia to Pasadena (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Placentia to Old Pasadena 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 Placentia to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Pasadena to Placentia (return trip) · Placentia to Los Angeles · Placentia to Long Beach · Placentia to Riverside · Placentia to Santa Ana · Placentia to Irvine · Placentia to San Bernardino · Placentia to Huntington Beach · Placentia to Glendale · Placentia to Santa Clarita · Placentia to Garden Grove · Placentia to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	52	66	60	53	48	44	42	41	40	43	43	44	40	37	36	35
Tue	34	56	74	65	56	50	45	42	41	41	44	45	49	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	54	71	63	55	50	45	42	41	42	47	46	48	47	38	37	35
Thu	34	50	67	60	53	49	45	42	42	42	46	46	51	44	37	36	35
Fri	34	46	53	50	48	47	46	46	46	46	50	51	49	47	39	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	44	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	39	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	52	66	60	53	48	44	42	41	40	43	43	44	40	37	36	35
Tue	34	56	74	65	56	50	45	42	41	41	44	45	49	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	54	71	63	55	50	45	42	41	42	47	46	48	47	38	37	35
Thu	34	50	67	60	53	49	45	42	42	42	46	46	51	44	37	36	35
Fri	34	46	53	50	48	47	46	46	46	46	50	51	49	47	39	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	44	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	39	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	52	66	60	53	48	44	42	41	40	43	43	44	40	37	36	35
Tue	34	56	74	65	56	50	45	42	41	41	44	45	49	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	54	71	63	55	50	45	42	41	42	47	46	48	47	38	37	35
Thu	34	50	67	60	53	49	45	42	42	42	46	46	51	44	37	36	35
Fri	34	46	53	50	48	47	46	46	46	46	50	51	49	47	39	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	44	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	39	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	38	38	35