Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Pasadena

Right now (8:32 am PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-134 East and SR-170 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 19% 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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Van Nuys to Pasadena (via SR-134 East and SR-170 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pasadena to Van Nuys

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 15 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Van Nuys to Pasadena by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2224313734282524242526272727242222
Tue2225333838312625252629313230252322
Wed2225333938322625252630323330252322
Thu2225333737312625262731333430262322
Fri2224283030272626272830313028262422
Sat2222222223232425262626252525242322
Sun2222222222222324242423232323232322

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 Van Nuys to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Pasadena?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 22 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-134 East in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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