Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Pasadena

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-210 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 47% 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	68	74	72	60	55	52	50	49	48	50	50	51	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	73	84	82	70	59	52	49	48	49	51	52	51	48	45	44	43
Wed	43	74	85	86	70	58	54	51	49	51	53	53	52	51	45	45	44
Thu	44	71	84	82	66	57	52	50	49	50	52	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	57	62	68	58	55	53	54	53	55	59	60	60	58	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	49	53	52	54	54	53	53	50	49	47	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	53	53	51	49	48	48	47	47	48	44

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 86 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (56 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 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 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	68	74	72	60	55	52	50	49	48	50	50	51	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	73	84	82	70	59	52	49	48	49	51	52	51	48	45	44	43
Wed	43	74	85	86	70	58	54	51	49	51	53	53	52	51	45	45	44
Thu	44	71	84	82	66	57	52	50	49	50	52	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	57	62	68	58	55	53	54	53	55	59	60	60	58	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	49	53	52	54	54	53	53	50	49	47	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	53	53	51	49	48	48	47	47	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	68	74	72	60	55	52	50	49	48	50	50	51	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	73	84	82	70	59	52	49	48	49	51	52	51	48	45	44	43
Wed	43	74	85	86	70	58	54	51	49	51	53	53	52	51	45	45	44
Thu	44	71	84	82	66	57	52	50	49	50	52	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	57	62	68	58	55	53	54	53	55	59	60	60	58	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	49	53	52	54	54	53	53	50	49	47	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	53	53	51	49	48	48	47	47	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	68	74	72	60	55	52	50	49	48	50	50	51	46	45	45	44
Tue	44	73	84	82	70	59	52	49	48	49	51	52	51	48	45	44	43
Wed	43	74	85	86	70	58	54	51	49	51	53	53	52	51	45	45	44
Thu	44	71	84	82	66	57	52	50	49	50	52	53	53	50	46	45	44
Fri	43	57	62	68	58	55	53	54	53	55	59	60	60	58	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	49	53	52	54	54	53	53	50	49	47	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	53	53	51	49	48	48	47	47	48	44