Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Pasadena

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-110 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Torrance 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	32	36	41	38	36	34	34	34	37	37	38	38	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	39	38	38	33
Wed	32	36	37	38	38	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	36	35	33
Thu	35	39	42	42	39	38	36	35	38	37	39	40	39	38	38	37	33
Fri	33	40	40	40	41	38	35	36	38	38	41	42	40	41	37	37	33
Sat	39	43	41	41	40	40	38	38	41	40	41	40	41	40	38	36	31
Sun	35	41	51	42	38	35	37	37	37	40	40	39	39	40	38	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Torrance to Pasadena (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Torrance to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 32 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	41	38	36	34	34	34	37	37	38	38	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	39	38	38	33
Wed	32	36	37	38	38	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	36	35	33
Thu	35	39	42	42	39	38	36	35	38	37	39	40	39	38	38	37	33
Fri	33	40	40	40	41	38	35	36	38	38	41	42	40	41	37	37	33
Sat	39	43	41	41	40	40	38	38	41	40	41	40	41	40	38	36	31
Sun	35	41	51	42	38	35	37	37	37	40	40	39	39	40	38	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	41	38	36	34	34	34	37	37	38	38	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	39	38	38	33
Wed	32	36	37	38	38	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	36	35	33
Thu	35	39	42	42	39	38	36	35	38	37	39	40	39	38	38	37	33
Fri	33	40	40	40	41	38	35	36	38	38	41	42	40	41	37	37	33
Sat	39	43	41	41	40	40	38	38	41	40	41	40	41	40	38	36	31
Sun	35	41	51	42	38	35	37	37	37	40	40	39	39	40	38	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	41	38	36	34	34	34	37	37	38	38	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	39	38	38	33
Wed	32	36	37	38	38	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	36	35	33
Thu	35	39	42	42	39	38	36	35	38	37	39	40	39	38	38	37	33
Fri	33	40	40	40	41	38	35	36	38	38	41	42	40	41	37	37	33
Sat	39	43	41	41	40	40	38	38	41	40	41	40	41	40	38	36	31
Sun	35	41	51	42	38	35	37	37	37	40	40	39	39	40	38	37	33