Best Time to Drive from Downey to Pomona

Right now (8:35 pm PST): about 35 minutes via I-605 North and I-10 East, usually 33 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 Downey 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	30	32	36	42	39	40	39	39	41	47	62	64	63	57	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	36	45	40	39	38	40	42	52	66	67	67	60	48	37	31
Wed	30	33	37	45	41	38	38	39	41	48	64	65	65	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	32	36	43	40	39	40	40	45	58	65	65	64	56	44	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	41	38	39	41	45	54	60	68	65	60	54	50	39	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	37	39	41	44	43	42	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Downey to Pomona (via I-605 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Pomona (East Mission Boulevard) 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 Downey to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 30 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Pomona?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (2 miles)

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Pomona to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	36	42	39	40	39	39	41	47	62	64	63	57	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	36	45	40	39	38	40	42	52	66	67	67	60	48	37	31
Wed	30	33	37	45	41	38	38	39	41	48	64	65	65	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	32	36	43	40	39	40	40	45	58	65	65	64	56	44	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	41	38	39	41	45	54	60	68	65	60	54	50	39	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	37	39	41	44	43	42	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	36	42	39	40	39	39	41	47	62	64	63	57	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	36	45	40	39	38	40	42	52	66	67	67	60	48	37	31
Wed	30	33	37	45	41	38	38	39	41	48	64	65	65	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	32	36	43	40	39	40	40	45	58	65	65	64	56	44	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	41	38	39	41	45	54	60	68	65	60	54	50	39	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	37	39	41	44	43	42	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	36	42	39	40	39	39	41	47	62	64	63	57	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	36	45	40	39	38	40	42	52	66	67	67	60	48	37	31
Wed	30	33	37	45	41	38	38	39	41	48	64	65	65	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	32	36	43	40	39	40	40	45	58	65	65	64	56	44	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	41	38	39	41	45	54	60	68	65	60	54	50	39	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	37	39	41	44	43	42	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31