Best Time to Drive from Downey to Pomona

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-605 North and I-10 East, usually 69 at this time.

Only 24% 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	29	32	40	45	43	42	41	43	43	50	64	65	63	56	41	33	30
Tue	30	33	43	50	49	45	43	41	43	56	67	71	70	63	50	36	30
Wed	30	33	42	50	47	44	42	40	43	51	63	65	67	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	33	43	49	47	45	42	43	48	58	67	70	69	62	49	38	31
Fri	30	32	39	43	42	43	46	52	58	64	72	69	66	58	47	38	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	34	35	38	42	46	50	52	51	45	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	34	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 29 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 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 27 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 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Pomona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 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	29	32	40	45	43	42	41	43	43	50	64	65	63	56	41	33	30
Tue	30	33	43	50	49	45	43	41	43	56	67	71	70	63	50	36	30
Wed	30	33	42	50	47	44	42	40	43	51	63	65	67	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	33	43	49	47	45	42	43	48	58	67	70	69	62	49	38	31
Fri	30	32	39	43	42	43	46	52	58	64	72	69	66	58	47	38	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	34	35	38	42	46	50	52	51	45	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	40	45	43	42	41	43	43	50	64	65	63	56	41	33	30
Tue	30	33	43	50	49	45	43	41	43	56	67	71	70	63	50	36	30
Wed	30	33	42	50	47	44	42	40	43	51	63	65	67	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	33	43	49	47	45	42	43	48	58	67	70	69	62	49	38	31
Fri	30	32	39	43	42	43	46	52	58	64	72	69	66	58	47	38	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	34	35	38	42	46	50	52	51	45	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	40	45	43	42	41	43	43	50	64	65	63	56	41	33	30
Tue	30	33	43	50	49	45	43	41	43	56	67	71	70	63	50	36	30
Wed	30	33	42	50	47	44	42	40	43	51	63	65	67	56	47	36	31
Thu	30	33	43	49	47	45	42	43	48	58	67	70	69	62	49	38	31
Fri	30	32	39	43	42	43	46	52	58	64	72	69	66	58	47	38	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	34	35	38	42	46	50	52	51	45	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	31