Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Pasadena

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-210 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Rialto 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	70	78	80	65	57	52	50	50	49	51	50	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	77	86	87	74	58	53	50	49	49	51	51	50	47	45	45	43
Wed	43	74	84	85	67	57	53	50	50	51	55	53	52	50	46	45	44
Thu	44	69	79	80	65	56	52	51	50	51	53	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	56	62	65	57	56	54	55	53	55	57	58	56	55	47	44	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	49	52	52	52	54	53	52	50	50	47	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	47	51	52	52	50	50	50	49	48	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Rialto to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (19 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pasadena to Rialto (return trip) · Rialto to Los Angeles · Rialto to Long Beach · Rialto to Anaheim · Rialto to Riverside · Rialto to Santa Ana · Rialto to Irvine · Rialto to Moreno Valley · Rialto to Huntington Beach · Rialto to Glendale · Rialto to Santa Clarita · Rialto to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	70	78	80	65	57	52	50	50	49	51	50	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	77	86	87	74	58	53	50	49	49	51	51	50	47	45	45	43
Wed	43	74	84	85	67	57	53	50	50	51	55	53	52	50	46	45	44
Thu	44	69	79	80	65	56	52	51	50	51	53	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	56	62	65	57	56	54	55	53	55	57	58	56	55	47	44	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	49	52	52	52	54	53	52	50	50	47	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	47	51	52	52	50	50	50	49	48	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	70	78	80	65	57	52	50	50	49	51	50	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	77	86	87	74	58	53	50	49	49	51	51	50	47	45	45	43
Wed	43	74	84	85	67	57	53	50	50	51	55	53	52	50	46	45	44
Thu	44	69	79	80	65	56	52	51	50	51	53	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	56	62	65	57	56	54	55	53	55	57	58	56	55	47	44	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	49	52	52	52	54	53	52	50	50	47	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	47	51	52	52	50	50	50	49	48	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	70	78	80	65	57	52	50	50	49	51	50	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	77	86	87	74	58	53	50	49	49	51	51	50	47	45	45	43
Wed	43	74	84	85	67	57	53	50	50	51	55	53	52	50	46	45	44
Thu	44	69	79	80	65	56	52	51	50	51	53	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	56	62	65	57	56	54	55	53	55	57	58	56	55	47	44	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	49	52	52	52	54	53	52	50	50	47	45	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	45	45	47	51	52	52	50	50	50	49	48	47	43