Best Time to Drive from Carson to Pomona

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-605 North and I-10 East and SR-91 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Carson to Pomona 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	41	44	51	55	54	53	54	54	54	65	91	107	109	78	50	44	42
Tue	41	45	54	59	56	53	53	53	55	72	102	130	125	90	57	46	42
Wed	41	46	53	58	55	54	52	54	55	69	111	121	120	95	60	47	42
Thu	41	46	53	57	55	54	54	54	59	83	116	112	126	92	59	46	42
Fri	41	44	51	53	54	54	58	60	69	103	128	120	107	75	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	57	51	48	45	43
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Carson to Pomona (via I-605 North and I-10 East and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Pomona 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 Carson to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Pomona?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Pomona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Pomona to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	51	55	54	53	54	54	54	65	91	107	109	78	50	44	42
Tue	41	45	54	59	56	53	53	53	55	72	102	130	125	90	57	46	42
Wed	41	46	53	58	55	54	52	54	55	69	111	121	120	95	60	47	42
Thu	41	46	53	57	55	54	54	54	59	83	116	112	126	92	59	46	42
Fri	41	44	51	53	54	54	58	60	69	103	128	120	107	75	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	57	51	48	45	43
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	51	55	54	53	54	54	54	65	91	107	109	78	50	44	42
Tue	41	45	54	59	56	53	53	53	55	72	102	130	125	90	57	46	42
Wed	41	46	53	58	55	54	52	54	55	69	111	121	120	95	60	47	42
Thu	41	46	53	57	55	54	54	54	59	83	116	112	126	92	59	46	42
Fri	41	44	51	53	54	54	58	60	69	103	128	120	107	75	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	57	51	48	45	43
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	51	55	54	53	54	54	54	65	91	107	109	78	50	44	42
Tue	41	45	54	59	56	53	53	53	55	72	102	130	125	90	57	46	42
Wed	41	46	53	58	55	54	52	54	55	69	111	121	120	95	60	47	42
Thu	41	46	53	57	55	54	54	54	59	83	116	112	126	92	59	46	42
Fri	41	44	51	53	54	54	58	60	69	103	128	120	107	75	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	57	51	48	45	43
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	42