Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Pasadena

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-605 North and I-210 West, usually 35 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Whittier 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	25	28	44	50	43	36	36	34	33	32	41	43	41	37	31	27	25
Tue	24	29	48	53	44	40	35	33	32	35	44	46	44	40	34	28	25
Wed	24	29	49	52	45	37	35	34	34	38	44	46	44	41	34	28	26
Thu	24	30	48	54	45	38	36	34	35	39	46	46	44	40	33	28	26
Fri	25	28	37	40	39	37	37	40	46	49	52	51	48	43	34	30	27
Sat	25	26	27	26	27	30	35	38	36	39	38	39	36	33	31	27	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	28	32	35	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Whittier to Pasadena (via I-605 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 2 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier 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 Whittier to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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More drives

Pasadena to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	44	50	43	36	36	34	33	32	41	43	41	37	31	27	25
Tue	24	29	48	53	44	40	35	33	32	35	44	46	44	40	34	28	25
Wed	24	29	49	52	45	37	35	34	34	38	44	46	44	41	34	28	26
Thu	24	30	48	54	45	38	36	34	35	39	46	46	44	40	33	28	26
Fri	25	28	37	40	39	37	37	40	46	49	52	51	48	43	34	30	27
Sat	25	26	27	26	27	30	35	38	36	39	38	39	36	33	31	27	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	28	32	35	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	44	50	43	36	36	34	33	32	41	43	41	37	31	27	25
Tue	24	29	48	53	44	40	35	33	32	35	44	46	44	40	34	28	25
Wed	24	29	49	52	45	37	35	34	34	38	44	46	44	41	34	28	26
Thu	24	30	48	54	45	38	36	34	35	39	46	46	44	40	33	28	26
Fri	25	28	37	40	39	37	37	40	46	49	52	51	48	43	34	30	27
Sat	25	26	27	26	27	30	35	38	36	39	38	39	36	33	31	27	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	28	32	35	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	44	50	43	36	36	34	33	32	41	43	41	37	31	27	25
Tue	24	29	48	53	44	40	35	33	32	35	44	46	44	40	34	28	25
Wed	24	29	49	52	45	37	35	34	34	38	44	46	44	41	34	28	26
Thu	24	30	48	54	45	38	36	34	35	39	46	46	44	40	33	28	26
Fri	25	28	37	40	39	37	37	40	46	49	52	51	48	43	34	30	27
Sat	25	26	27	26	27	30	35	38	36	39	38	39	36	33	31	27	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	28	32	35	35	34	31	30	29	28	28	26