Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Pasadena

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-210 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Pomona 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	26	42	57	52	44	38	36	33	33	31	34	37	35	33	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	64	55	45	40	36	32	31	32	35	38	38	35	30	28	27
Wed	26	44	62	55	46	40	36	34	33	34	37	39	38	37	30	29	27
Thu	26	43	64	55	45	39	36	34	33	34	39	40	40	37	31	29	27
Fri	26	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	37	39	44	44	42	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	29	31	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	34	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	34	34	32	31	30	30	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Pomona to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona (East Mission Boulevard) to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pomona to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 26 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Pasadena to Pomona (return trip) · Pomona to Los Angeles · Pomona to Santa Monica · Pomona to Long Beach · Pomona to West Covina · Pomona to Burbank · Pomona to Glendale · Pomona to Santa Clarita · Pomona to Van Nuys · Pomona to Torrance · Pomona to LAX · Pomona to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	42	57	52	44	38	36	33	33	31	34	37	35	33	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	64	55	45	40	36	32	31	32	35	38	38	35	30	28	27
Wed	26	44	62	55	46	40	36	34	33	34	37	39	38	37	30	29	27
Thu	26	43	64	55	45	39	36	34	33	34	39	40	40	37	31	29	27
Fri	26	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	37	39	44	44	42	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	29	31	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	34	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	34	34	32	31	30	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	42	57	52	44	38	36	33	33	31	34	37	35	33	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	64	55	45	40	36	32	31	32	35	38	38	35	30	28	27
Wed	26	44	62	55	46	40	36	34	33	34	37	39	38	37	30	29	27
Thu	26	43	64	55	45	39	36	34	33	34	39	40	40	37	31	29	27
Fri	26	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	37	39	44	44	42	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	29	31	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	34	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	34	34	32	31	30	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	42	57	52	44	38	36	33	33	31	34	37	35	33	29	28	27
Tue	26	46	64	55	45	40	36	32	31	32	35	38	38	35	30	28	27
Wed	26	44	62	55	46	40	36	34	33	34	37	39	38	37	30	29	27
Thu	26	43	64	55	45	39	36	34	33	34	39	40	40	37	31	29	27
Fri	26	35	44	41	39	38	36	37	37	39	44	44	42	39	33	30	27
Sat	27	28	29	29	29	31	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	34	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	34	34	32	31	30	30	29	29	27