Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-210 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 37% 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 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	32	52	62	59	50	45	42	39	38	37	40	42	40	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	58	72	64	55	47	41	38	38	37	42	44	43	40	36	34	33
Wed	32	56	74	65	56	47	42	40	38	40	43	44	44	42	37	34	33
Thu	33	55	71	63	55	45	41	39	38	40	43	45	44	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	45	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	45	43	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	41	44	42	42	40	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	33

About this drive

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 74 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga 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 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 74 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 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	52	62	59	50	45	42	39	38	37	40	42	40	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	58	72	64	55	47	41	38	38	37	42	44	43	40	36	34	33
Wed	32	56	74	65	56	47	42	40	38	40	43	44	44	42	37	34	33
Thu	33	55	71	63	55	45	41	39	38	40	43	45	44	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	45	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	45	43	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	41	44	42	42	40	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	52	62	59	50	45	42	39	38	37	40	42	40	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	58	72	64	55	47	41	38	38	37	42	44	43	40	36	34	33
Wed	32	56	74	65	56	47	42	40	38	40	43	44	44	42	37	34	33
Thu	33	55	71	63	55	45	41	39	38	40	43	45	44	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	45	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	45	43	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	41	44	42	42	40	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	52	62	59	50	45	42	39	38	37	40	42	40	37	34	34	33
Tue	32	58	72	64	55	47	41	38	38	37	42	44	43	40	36	34	33
Wed	32	56	74	65	56	47	42	40	38	40	43	44	44	42	37	34	33
Thu	33	55	71	63	55	45	41	39	38	40	43	45	44	42	36	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	45	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	45	43	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	41	44	42	42	40	39	35	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	33