Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-210 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 1% 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.

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pasadena to Rancho Cucamonga

Freeway, about 33 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rancho Cucamonga 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	33	50	60	55	47	43	41	39	38	38	39	42	41	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	53	67	63	53	46	41	37	37	37	41	42	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	53	67	64	53	48	41	38	37	38	43	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	52	66	61	54	44	40	38	38	39	42	45	44	41	36	34	33
Fri	33	42	48	48	45	43	41	42	41	43	47	47	45	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	38	40	42	42	43	42	42	41	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	41	39	38	38	37	35	36	33

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 Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	60	55	47	43	41	39	38	38	39	42	41	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	53	67	63	53	46	41	37	37	37	41	42	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	53	67	64	53	48	41	38	37	38	43	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	52	66	61	54	44	40	38	38	39	42	45	44	41	36	34	33
Fri	33	42	48	48	45	43	41	42	41	43	47	47	45	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	38	40	42	42	43	42	42	41	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	41	39	38	38	37	35	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	60	55	47	43	41	39	38	38	39	42	41	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	53	67	63	53	46	41	37	37	37	41	42	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	53	67	64	53	48	41	38	37	38	43	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	52	66	61	54	44	40	38	38	39	42	45	44	41	36	34	33
Fri	33	42	48	48	45	43	41	42	41	43	47	47	45	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	38	40	42	42	43	42	42	41	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	41	39	38	38	37	35	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	60	55	47	43	41	39	38	38	39	42	41	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	53	67	63	53	46	41	37	37	37	41	42	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	53	67	64	53	48	41	38	37	38	43	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	52	66	61	54	44	40	38	38	39	42	45	44	41	36	34	33
Fri	33	42	48	48	45	43	41	42	41	43	47	47	45	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	38	40	42	42	43	42	42	41	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	41	39	38	38	37	35	36	33