210 near Pasadena

SCVJeff wrote:
Why not take the 15N to the 138 West and onto the 14, 5, and 126 to the coast? You will bypass it all

Where 138 peals off 15, at the base of Cajon Pass, heading up towards Wrightwood, is a very steep grade that is largely 2 lane road. Very dangerous at times. It is one of many backroads I use in traversing Cal, but only in a car.

Appreciate everyone's input.

I travel there constantly. You will always get slow traffic on both sides around Baldwin Park ave due to the mall traffic.

There is always a slow and dangerous transition where the 210 turns right and the 134 goes straight ahead and then there are some hills. Once you get into the San Fernando Valley, continue the 210 until the 5. Use the truck lanes if you can. Then go through Santa Clarita to the 126 (just past Magic Mountain), then take the 126 to the 101.

Best time through the Pasadena area is between 10AM and 2PM. That's for either direction.

I almost always stop in Filmore to stretch my legs and visit Starbucks.

Yes, the 138 route will avoid all the town traffic. 138 is mostly flat open desert. The 15 is a slow uphill with construction and the 14 is a long downhill.

Why not take the 15N to the 138 West and onto the 14, 5, and 126 to the coast? You will bypass it all

Look at google maps to see average travel times based on day/time. It really helps.

I live near where the 134 branches from the 210. In the mornings, there is a lot of traffic from the east, as people commute from the eastern 'burbs. By 10am it should be pretty good.

You have a couple of choices - take the 134 to the 101 and straight up. It is the shortest route, but also the most likely to have traffic. Or you can take the 210 -118- 23 - 101 route. This route also avoids the very big hill heading into/out of Camarillo. . Or, if there is likely to be traffic going through Oxnard/Camarillo, you can take the 210-5-126-101 route. There are a few other options, but I wont bore you :-) We live in Pasadena, and have a mobile home in Pasadena, so we take the trip at least once a month, and we keep an eye on google maps, and take the most efficient for the time we are traveling.

Waze.

Should be a plethora of traffic flow maps online.

Moved to Roads and Routes.

Traffic can be heavy about any time, but 9:30 - 10:00 shouldn't be too bad.
Like others have said, there is a funny transition on the 210, you basically have to get off to continue on it. About Lake Street be sure you are in the right most lane and you shouldn't have a problem.

I always advise RV'ers to take commuter traffic into account in So Cal, but this stretch always catches us. So right about how poor the signage is. And my wife would have a fit if I even suggested driving at 2am. Will add that about a decade ago we were in stop & go traffic there when a landscaping truck took acception with our presence. Just as the traffic jam broke, the driver smacked our passenger side mirror with a pipe, knocking the mirror completely out its housing, Needless to say, giving chase was put of the question. Fortunately, my wife managed to get it back in place enough for me to exit and do a quick repair.

2am