Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Pasadena

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Westminster 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	35	42	49	53	49	43	44	44	43	46	47	49	48	43	40	37	36
Tue	35	42	54	62	55	48	44	42	43	46	50	52	54	50	44	38	35
Wed	35	42	51	58	52	47	43	42	42	45	46	47	48	47	44	38	35
Thu	36	42	51	57	51	47	45	44	45	48	50	54	55	49	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	45	48	46	45	49	48	48	51	53	53	54	49	45	40	36
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	43	43	43	46	46	47	48	47	43	42	39	36
Sun	36	37	39	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Westminster to Pasadena (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	49	53	49	43	44	44	43	46	47	49	48	43	40	37	36
Tue	35	42	54	62	55	48	44	42	43	46	50	52	54	50	44	38	35
Wed	35	42	51	58	52	47	43	42	42	45	46	47	48	47	44	38	35
Thu	36	42	51	57	51	47	45	44	45	48	50	54	55	49	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	45	48	46	45	49	48	48	51	53	53	54	49	45	40	36
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	43	43	43	46	46	47	48	47	43	42	39	36
Sun	36	37	39	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	49	53	49	43	44	44	43	46	47	49	48	43	40	37	36
Tue	35	42	54	62	55	48	44	42	43	46	50	52	54	50	44	38	35
Wed	35	42	51	58	52	47	43	42	42	45	46	47	48	47	44	38	35
Thu	36	42	51	57	51	47	45	44	45	48	50	54	55	49	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	45	48	46	45	49	48	48	51	53	53	54	49	45	40	36
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	43	43	43	46	46	47	48	47	43	42	39	36
Sun	36	37	39	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	49	53	49	43	44	44	43	46	47	49	48	43	40	37	36
Tue	35	42	54	62	55	48	44	42	43	46	50	52	54	50	44	38	35
Wed	35	42	51	58	52	47	43	42	42	45	46	47	48	47	44	38	35
Thu	36	42	51	57	51	47	45	44	45	48	50	54	55	49	44	40	36
Fri	35	41	45	48	46	45	49	48	48	51	53	53	54	49	45	40	36
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	43	43	43	46	46	47	48	47	43	42	39	36
Sun	36	37	39	38	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	36