California

Distance from Los Angeles to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

18.4mi

Los Angeles, CA and Pasadena, CA are 18.4 miles (29.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Los Angeles, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (58°).

kilometers
29.6
nautical miles
16.0
heading from Los Angeles
58° ENE
heading from Pasadena
238° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Los Angeles is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Los Angeles and Pasadena is 18.4 miles, 29.6 km or 16.0 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 18.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.4
Kilometers
29.6
Nautical miles
16.0
Bearing from Los Angeles
57.9° ENE
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
58.1°
Bearing from Pasadena
238.1° WSW

Halfway between Los Angeles and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.090075, -118.274514 (34°05'24.27"N 118°16'28.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Hollywood, CA, with 34,371 residents, 5.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Los Angeles gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Pasadena 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Los Angeles has 28.3 times the population of Pasadena. From July 2020 to July 2024, Los Angeles changed by -0.5% and Pasadena by -1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Los Angeles from Pasadena?

18.4 miles, 29.6 km or 16.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Los Angeles?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Los Angeles on a bearing of 57.9° and arrives at Pasadena on 58.1°. The return trip starts on 238.1°.

What is halfway between Los Angeles and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 34.090075, -118.274514. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Hollywood, CA, 5.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Los Angeles and Pasadena?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Los Angeles or Pasadena?

Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 137,195 for Pasadena, 28.3 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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