Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Pasadena

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Santa Paula 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	72	88	102	101	88	80	77	77	78	78	78	78	76	75	75	74	73
Tue	71	99	126	123	104	89	77	77	76	76	79	83	79	76	75	76	73
Wed	72	81	102	110	107	90	79	77	78	80	82	83	80	79	77	76	73
Thu	72	93	115	111	100	90	81	78	80	79	80	81	79	76	76	77	74
Fri	72	77	84	90	87	82	82	81	80	82	84	85	82	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	74	75	76	79	84	84	82	80	80	81	75	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	76	74	75	76	75	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Santa Paula to Pasadena (via I-210 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (37 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Paula to Pasadena?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 71 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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More drives

Pasadena to Santa Paula (return trip) · Santa Paula to Los Angeles · Santa Paula to Long Beach · Santa Paula to Poway · Santa Paula to Glendale · Santa Paula to Tustin · Santa Paula to Hollywood · Santa Paula to Lancaster · Santa Paula to Palmdale · Santa Paula to Torrance

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	88	102	101	88	80	77	77	78	78	78	78	76	75	75	74	73
Tue	71	99	126	123	104	89	77	77	76	76	79	83	79	76	75	76	73
Wed	72	81	102	110	107	90	79	77	78	80	82	83	80	79	77	76	73
Thu	72	93	115	111	100	90	81	78	80	79	80	81	79	76	76	77	74
Fri	72	77	84	90	87	82	82	81	80	82	84	85	82	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	74	75	76	79	84	84	82	80	80	81	75	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	76	74	75	76	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	88	102	101	88	80	77	77	78	78	78	78	76	75	75	74	73
Tue	71	99	126	123	104	89	77	77	76	76	79	83	79	76	75	76	73
Wed	72	81	102	110	107	90	79	77	78	80	82	83	80	79	77	76	73
Thu	72	93	115	111	100	90	81	78	80	79	80	81	79	76	76	77	74
Fri	72	77	84	90	87	82	82	81	80	82	84	85	82	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	74	75	76	79	84	84	82	80	80	81	75	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	76	74	75	76	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	88	102	101	88	80	77	77	78	78	78	78	76	75	75	74	73
Tue	71	99	126	123	104	89	77	77	76	76	79	83	79	76	75	76	73
Wed	72	81	102	110	107	90	79	77	78	80	82	83	80	79	77	76	73
Thu	72	93	115	111	100	90	81	78	80	79	80	81	79	76	76	77	74
Fri	72	77	84	90	87	82	82	81	80	82	84	85	82	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	74	75	76	79	84	84	82	80	80	81	75	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	76	74	75	76	75	72