Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Pasadena

Right now (11:38 am PST): about 48 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 43 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	40	45	50	45	42	42	42	41	41	42	45	44	39	38	37	36
Tue	34	40	49	56	48	44	42	40	41	41	42	45	46	43	39	37	35
Wed	34	40	45	52	47	43	42	41	40	41	42	44	43	42	41	37	35
Thu	35	40	45	51	46	44	42	41	41	41	42	45	45	41	40	39	36
Fri	35	40	42	44	43	42	43	42	42	43	43	45	45	42	41	39	35
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	41	38	36
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	39	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 34 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (42 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 34 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 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	40	45	50	45	42	42	42	41	41	42	45	44	39	38	37	36
Tue	34	40	49	56	48	44	42	40	41	41	42	45	46	43	39	37	35
Wed	34	40	45	52	47	43	42	41	40	41	42	44	43	42	41	37	35
Thu	35	40	45	51	46	44	42	41	41	41	42	45	45	41	40	39	36
Fri	35	40	42	44	43	42	43	42	42	43	43	45	45	42	41	39	35
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	41	38	36
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	45	50	45	42	42	42	41	41	42	45	44	39	38	37	36
Tue	34	40	49	56	48	44	42	40	41	41	42	45	46	43	39	37	35
Wed	34	40	45	52	47	43	42	41	40	41	42	44	43	42	41	37	35
Thu	35	40	45	51	46	44	42	41	41	41	42	45	45	41	40	39	36
Fri	35	40	42	44	43	42	43	42	42	43	43	45	45	42	41	39	35
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	41	38	36
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	45	50	45	42	42	42	41	41	42	45	44	39	38	37	36
Tue	34	40	49	56	48	44	42	40	41	41	42	45	46	43	39	37	35
Wed	34	40	45	52	47	43	42	41	40	41	42	44	43	42	41	37	35
Thu	35	40	45	51	46	44	42	41	41	41	42	45	45	41	40	39	36
Fri	35	40	42	44	43	42	43	42	42	43	43	45	45	42	41	39	35
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	41	38	36
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	39	36