Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Pasadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Yorba Linda 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	38	57	72	65	59	53	48	46	45	44	46	47	48	43	41	40	38
Tue	38	62	80	69	61	54	49	46	45	45	48	51	56	54	41	40	38
Wed	38	60	78	68	60	55	49	46	45	46	51	50	53	51	42	40	39
Thu	38	56	73	66	58	53	50	46	46	46	50	50	57	48	41	40	39
Fri	38	51	59	55	53	50	49	50	49	50	54	55	54	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	43	48	48	49	48	49	48	48	45	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	45	43	44	43	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Pasadena (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Pasadena?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	72	65	59	53	48	46	45	44	46	47	48	43	41	40	38
Tue	38	62	80	69	61	54	49	46	45	45	48	51	56	54	41	40	38
Wed	38	60	78	68	60	55	49	46	45	46	51	50	53	51	42	40	39
Thu	38	56	73	66	58	53	50	46	46	46	50	50	57	48	41	40	39
Fri	38	51	59	55	53	50	49	50	49	50	54	55	54	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	43	48	48	49	48	49	48	48	45	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	45	43	44	43	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	72	65	59	53	48	46	45	44	46	47	48	43	41	40	38
Tue	38	62	80	69	61	54	49	46	45	45	48	51	56	54	41	40	38
Wed	38	60	78	68	60	55	49	46	45	46	51	50	53	51	42	40	39
Thu	38	56	73	66	58	53	50	46	46	46	50	50	57	48	41	40	39
Fri	38	51	59	55	53	50	49	50	49	50	54	55	54	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	43	48	48	49	48	49	48	48	45	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	45	43	44	43	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	72	65	59	53	48	46	45	44	46	47	48	43	41	40	38
Tue	38	62	80	69	61	54	49	46	45	45	48	51	56	54	41	40	38
Wed	38	60	78	68	60	55	49	46	45	46	51	50	53	51	42	40	39
Thu	38	56	73	66	58	53	50	46	46	46	50	50	57	48	41	40	39
Fri	38	51	59	55	53	50	49	50	49	50	54	55	54	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	43	48	48	49	48	49	48	48	45	42	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	45	46	46	45	43	44	43	41	41	39