Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Pasadena

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-110 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Palos Verdes 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	43	47	52	49	46	44	43	44	47	48	49	50	49	47	47	45	42
Tue	41	47	49	48	47	48	47	47	47	49	49	48	51	50	48	49	42
Wed	41	46	47	49	50	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	42
Thu	45	49	53	54	49	49	45	46	48	48	51	51	49	48	49	48	42
Fri	43	52	52	52	52	50	46	47	50	49	53	53	51	52	49	49	42
Sat	49	53	53	52	49	51	49	48	53	51	50	50	51	50	48	45	41
Sun	45	52	60	53	48	49	48	48	51	52	51	49	50	52	50	48	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Pasadena (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Pasadena?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 41 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	52	49	46	44	43	44	47	48	49	50	49	47	47	45	42
Tue	41	47	49	48	47	48	47	47	47	49	49	48	51	50	48	49	42
Wed	41	46	47	49	50	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	42
Thu	45	49	53	54	49	49	45	46	48	48	51	51	49	48	49	48	42
Fri	43	52	52	52	52	50	46	47	50	49	53	53	51	52	49	49	42
Sat	49	53	53	52	49	51	49	48	53	51	50	50	51	50	48	45	41
Sun	45	52	60	53	48	49	48	48	51	52	51	49	50	52	50	48	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	52	49	46	44	43	44	47	48	49	50	49	47	47	45	42
Tue	41	47	49	48	47	48	47	47	47	49	49	48	51	50	48	49	42
Wed	41	46	47	49	50	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	42
Thu	45	49	53	54	49	49	45	46	48	48	51	51	49	48	49	48	42
Fri	43	52	52	52	52	50	46	47	50	49	53	53	51	52	49	49	42
Sat	49	53	53	52	49	51	49	48	53	51	50	50	51	50	48	45	41
Sun	45	52	60	53	48	49	48	48	51	52	51	49	50	52	50	48	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	52	49	46	44	43	44	47	48	49	50	49	47	47	45	42
Tue	41	47	49	48	47	48	47	47	47	49	49	48	51	50	48	49	42
Wed	41	46	47	49	50	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	42
Thu	45	49	53	54	49	49	45	46	48	48	51	51	49	48	49	48	42
Fri	43	52	52	52	52	50	46	47	50	49	53	53	51	52	49	49	42
Sat	49	53	53	52	49	51	49	48	53	51	50	50	51	50	48	45	41
Sun	45	52	60	53	48	49	48	48	51	52	51	49	50	52	50	48	41