Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Pasadena

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via SR-60 West and I-210 West, usually 60 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 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	50	76	81	74	66	61	58	56	55	55	59	58	58	55	49	49	47
Tue	47	82	88	76	67	64	60	55	54	56	58	60	59	55	49	49	47
Wed	50	83	90	79	70	64	80	67	56	58	61	60	61	56	50	49	47
Thu	48	78	88	78	68	63	59	57	56	57	63	61	64	57	52	49	47
Fri	47	63	68	64	62	61	59	60	61	62	67	64	63	58	52	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	59	58	58	58	57	56	55	53	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	55	53	52	51	51	50	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Riverside to Pasadena (via SR-60 West and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 90 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 47 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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	50	76	81	74	66	61	58	56	55	55	59	58	58	55	49	49	47
Tue	47	82	88	76	67	64	60	55	54	56	58	60	59	55	49	49	47
Wed	50	83	90	79	70	64	80	67	56	58	61	60	61	56	50	49	47
Thu	48	78	88	78	68	63	59	57	56	57	63	61	64	57	52	49	47
Fri	47	63	68	64	62	61	59	60	61	62	67	64	63	58	52	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	59	58	58	58	57	56	55	53	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	55	53	52	51	51	50	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	76	81	74	66	61	58	56	55	55	59	58	58	55	49	49	47
Tue	47	82	88	76	67	64	60	55	54	56	58	60	59	55	49	49	47
Wed	50	83	90	79	70	64	80	67	56	58	61	60	61	56	50	49	47
Thu	48	78	88	78	68	63	59	57	56	57	63	61	64	57	52	49	47
Fri	47	63	68	64	62	61	59	60	61	62	67	64	63	58	52	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	59	58	58	58	57	56	55	53	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	55	53	52	51	51	50	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	76	81	74	66	61	58	56	55	55	59	58	58	55	49	49	47
Tue	47	82	88	76	67	64	60	55	54	56	58	60	59	55	49	49	47
Wed	50	83	90	79	70	64	80	67	56	58	61	60	61	56	50	49	47
Thu	48	78	88	78	68	63	59	57	56	57	63	61	64	57	52	49	47
Fri	47	63	68	64	62	61	59	60	61	62	67	64	63	58	52	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	59	58	58	58	57	56	55	53	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	55	53	52	51	51	50	51	47