Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Pomona

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-10 East, usually 90 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Hollywood 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	35	37	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	53	66	73	80	65	45	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	43	41	42	42	42	44	56	75	87	85	70	53	41	36
Wed	35	38	41	45	41	42	42	42	46	58	80	86	85	71	54	42	36
Thu	35	37	40	44	41	41	42	42	47	59	77	89	85	70	54	44	37
Fri	35	37	39	44	42	42	43	47	59	70	90	73	74	61	50	43	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	48	51	50	51	44	40	40	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	39	41	41	40	40	41	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Hollywood to Pomona (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) 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 Hollywood to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 35 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Pomona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (24 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Pomona to Hollywood (return trip) · Hollywood to Los Angeles · Hollywood to Santa Monica · Hollywood to Pasadena · Hollywood to Long Beach · Hollywood to West Covina · Hollywood to Santa Clarita · Hollywood to Van Nuys · Hollywood to Torrance · Hollywood to El Monte · Hollywood to Downey · Hollywood to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	53	66	73	80	65	45	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	43	41	42	42	42	44	56	75	87	85	70	53	41	36
Wed	35	38	41	45	41	42	42	42	46	58	80	86	85	71	54	42	36
Thu	35	37	40	44	41	41	42	42	47	59	77	89	85	70	54	44	37
Fri	35	37	39	44	42	42	43	47	59	70	90	73	74	61	50	43	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	48	51	50	51	44	40	40	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	39	41	41	40	40	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	53	66	73	80	65	45	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	43	41	42	42	42	44	56	75	87	85	70	53	41	36
Wed	35	38	41	45	41	42	42	42	46	58	80	86	85	71	54	42	36
Thu	35	37	40	44	41	41	42	42	47	59	77	89	85	70	54	44	37
Fri	35	37	39	44	42	42	43	47	59	70	90	73	74	61	50	43	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	48	51	50	51	44	40	40	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	39	41	41	40	40	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	53	66	73	80	65	45	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	43	41	42	42	42	44	56	75	87	85	70	53	41	36
Wed	35	38	41	45	41	42	42	42	46	58	80	86	85	71	54	42	36
Thu	35	37	40	44	41	41	42	42	47	59	77	89	85	70	54	44	37
Fri	35	37	39	44	42	42	43	47	59	70	90	73	74	61	50	43	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	48	51	50	51	44	40	40	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	39	41	41	40	40	41	37