Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Pasadena

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-210 West and SR-60 West and I-605 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Rowland Heights 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	26	30	46	53	46	39	39	37	37	36	46	47	46	43	36	30	27
Tue	26	31	50	54	48	43	39	37	37	39	50	52	49	46	39	33	27
Wed	26	31	50	53	47	40	37	37	37	40	49	52	48	45	37	31	28
Thu	26	32	47	53	45	40	40	37	40	44	51	51	49	44	36	31	28
Fri	27	30	40	43	42	41	41	44	50	56	60	56	52	48	38	33	29
Sat	27	28	29	28	29	32	38	40	39	42	42	42	39	36	34	30	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	34	37	37	37	34	33	32	31	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Pasadena (via I-210 West and SR-60 West and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Pasadena?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Pasadena?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	46	53	46	39	39	37	37	36	46	47	46	43	36	30	27
Tue	26	31	50	54	48	43	39	37	37	39	50	52	49	46	39	33	27
Wed	26	31	50	53	47	40	37	37	37	40	49	52	48	45	37	31	28
Thu	26	32	47	53	45	40	40	37	40	44	51	51	49	44	36	31	28
Fri	27	30	40	43	42	41	41	44	50	56	60	56	52	48	38	33	29
Sat	27	28	29	28	29	32	38	40	39	42	42	42	39	36	34	30	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	34	37	37	37	34	33	32	31	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	46	53	46	39	39	37	37	36	46	47	46	43	36	30	27
Tue	26	31	50	54	48	43	39	37	37	39	50	52	49	46	39	33	27
Wed	26	31	50	53	47	40	37	37	37	40	49	52	48	45	37	31	28
Thu	26	32	47	53	45	40	40	37	40	44	51	51	49	44	36	31	28
Fri	27	30	40	43	42	41	41	44	50	56	60	56	52	48	38	33	29
Sat	27	28	29	28	29	32	38	40	39	42	42	42	39	36	34	30	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	34	37	37	37	34	33	32	31	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	46	53	46	39	39	37	37	36	46	47	46	43	36	30	27
Tue	26	31	50	54	48	43	39	37	37	39	50	52	49	46	39	33	27
Wed	26	31	50	53	47	40	37	37	37	40	49	52	48	45	37	31	28
Thu	26	32	47	53	45	40	40	37	40	44	51	51	49	44	36	31	28
Fri	27	30	40	43	42	41	41	44	50	56	60	56	52	48	38	33	29
Sat	27	28	29	28	29	32	38	40	39	42	42	42	39	36	34	30	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	34	37	37	37	34	33	32	31	30	28