Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-210 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 41% 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	53	66	63	53	47	42	39	39	38	41	43	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	32	56	75	68	58	48	42	39	38	38	42	44	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	55	72	66	57	48	42	39	38	40	45	46	46	43	37	35	33
Thu	33	52	67	62	55	46	42	39	39	39	43	46	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	46	44	43	44	43	44	48	49	46	44	38	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	40	42	41	43	42	42	41	40	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	41	41	39	39	38	38	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 75 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. 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 (43 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 75 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 75 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 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	53	66	63	53	47	42	39	39	38	41	43	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	32	56	75	68	58	48	42	39	38	38	42	44	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	55	72	66	57	48	42	39	38	40	45	46	46	43	37	35	33
Thu	33	52	67	62	55	46	42	39	39	39	43	46	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	46	44	43	44	43	44	48	49	46	44	38	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	40	42	41	43	42	42	41	40	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	41	41	39	39	38	38	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	53	66	63	53	47	42	39	39	38	41	43	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	32	56	75	68	58	48	42	39	38	38	42	44	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	55	72	66	57	48	42	39	38	40	45	46	46	43	37	35	33
Thu	33	52	67	62	55	46	42	39	39	39	43	46	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	46	44	43	44	43	44	48	49	46	44	38	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	40	42	41	43	42	42	41	40	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	41	41	39	39	38	38	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	53	66	63	53	47	42	39	39	38	41	43	41	37	35	34	33
Tue	32	56	75	68	58	48	42	39	38	38	42	44	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	55	72	66	57	48	42	39	38	40	45	46	46	43	37	35	33
Thu	33	52	67	62	55	46	42	39	39	39	43	46	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	32	44	50	48	46	44	43	44	43	44	48	49	46	44	38	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	40	42	41	43	42	42	41	40	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	41	41	39	39	38	38	36	36	33