Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Pasadena

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Valencia 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	34	38	50	53	43	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	34
Tue	34	43	68	71	50	40	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	35
Wed	34	38	47	57	49	40	37	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	38	37	35
Thu	34	38	63	60	44	39	39	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	39	38	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	36	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	39	37	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Valencia to Pasadena (via I-210 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	50	53	43	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	34
Tue	34	43	68	71	50	40	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	35
Wed	34	38	47	57	49	40	37	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	38	37	35
Thu	34	38	63	60	44	39	39	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	39	38	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	36	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	39	37	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	50	53	43	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	34
Tue	34	43	68	71	50	40	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	35
Wed	34	38	47	57	49	40	37	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	38	37	35
Thu	34	38	63	60	44	39	39	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	39	38	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	36	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	39	37	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	50	53	43	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	34
Tue	34	43	68	71	50	40	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	35
Wed	34	38	47	57	49	40	37	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	38	37	35
Thu	34	38	63	60	44	39	39	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	39	38	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	36	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	39	37	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35