Best Time to Drive from Compton to Pomona

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-605 North and I-10 East, usually 52 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 Compton 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	37	40	46	51	50	49	50	49	50	59	72	72	70	61	48	40	38
Tue	37	41	48	57	53	49	48	48	50	62	73	76	76	66	53	42	38
Wed	37	41	47	55	52	49	48	49	51	60	72	74	73	63	54	43	38
Thu	37	41	48	54	51	50	49	49	54	66	74	76	75	64	52	43	38
Fri	37	39	45	49	48	49	53	56	63	72	79	75	71	61	53	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	46	48	50	54	57	54	49	44	41	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Compton to Pomona (via I-605 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Pomona?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 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 (6 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	46	51	50	49	50	49	50	59	72	72	70	61	48	40	38
Tue	37	41	48	57	53	49	48	48	50	62	73	76	76	66	53	42	38
Wed	37	41	47	55	52	49	48	49	51	60	72	74	73	63	54	43	38
Thu	37	41	48	54	51	50	49	49	54	66	74	76	75	64	52	43	38
Fri	37	39	45	49	48	49	53	56	63	72	79	75	71	61	53	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	46	48	50	54	57	54	49	44	41	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	46	51	50	49	50	49	50	59	72	72	70	61	48	40	38
Tue	37	41	48	57	53	49	48	48	50	62	73	76	76	66	53	42	38
Wed	37	41	47	55	52	49	48	49	51	60	72	74	73	63	54	43	38
Thu	37	41	48	54	51	50	49	49	54	66	74	76	75	64	52	43	38
Fri	37	39	45	49	48	49	53	56	63	72	79	75	71	61	53	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	46	48	50	54	57	54	49	44	41	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	46	51	50	49	50	49	50	59	72	72	70	61	48	40	38
Tue	37	41	48	57	53	49	48	48	50	62	73	76	76	66	53	42	38
Wed	37	41	47	55	52	49	48	49	51	60	72	74	73	63	54	43	38
Thu	37	41	48	54	51	50	49	49	54	66	74	76	75	64	52	43	38
Fri	37	39	45	49	48	49	53	56	63	72	79	75	71	61	53	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	46	48	50	54	57	54	49	44	41	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	41	38