Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Pasadena

Right now (9:35 am PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-60 West and I-210 West, usually 68 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.

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Riverside to Pasadena (via SR-60 West and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pasadena to Riverside

Freeway, about 49 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Riverside to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Riverside 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	51	72	78	73	64	60	57	56	55	56	58	57	57	54	50	49	48
Tue	48	77	85	77	69	65	59	56	55	56	58	61	60	56	50	49	48
Wed	51	83	86	78	69	64	59	56	55	56	60	59	60	55	50	50	49
Thu	52	74	84	76	67	62	58	56	56	57	61	61	63	56	50	50	48
Fri	50	64	66	64	62	60	58	60	59	61	64	63	63	58	52	49	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	51	54	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	57	57	55	54	53	52	52	51	48

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 Riverside to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 48 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	72	78	73	64	60	57	56	55	56	58	57	57	54	50	49	48
Tue	48	77	85	77	69	65	59	56	55	56	58	61	60	56	50	49	48
Wed	51	83	86	78	69	64	59	56	55	56	60	59	60	55	50	50	49
Thu	52	74	84	76	67	62	58	56	56	57	61	61	63	56	50	50	48
Fri	50	64	66	64	62	60	58	60	59	61	64	63	63	58	52	49	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	51	54	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	57	57	55	54	53	52	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	72	78	73	64	60	57	56	55	56	58	57	57	54	50	49	48
Tue	48	77	85	77	69	65	59	56	55	56	58	61	60	56	50	49	48
Wed	51	83	86	78	69	64	59	56	55	56	60	59	60	55	50	50	49
Thu	52	74	84	76	67	62	58	56	56	57	61	61	63	56	50	50	48
Fri	50	64	66	64	62	60	58	60	59	61	64	63	63	58	52	49	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	51	54	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	57	57	55	54	53	52	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	72	78	73	64	60	57	56	55	56	58	57	57	54	50	49	48
Tue	48	77	85	77	69	65	59	56	55	56	58	61	60	56	50	49	48
Wed	51	83	86	78	69	64	59	56	55	56	60	59	60	55	50	50	49
Thu	52	74	84	76	67	62	58	56	56	57	61	61	63	56	50	50	48
Fri	50	64	66	64	62	60	58	60	59	61	64	63	63	58	52	49	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	51	54	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	57	57	55	54	53	52	52	51	48