Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Pomona

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Irvine 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	33	38	40	43	41	38	39	38	38	42	48	48	51	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	40	45	42	42	40	39	41	44	48	57	55	50	38	35	34
Wed	33	38	40	42	43	41	40	40	42	44	47	53	61	53	44	37	33
Thu	33	38	40	42	42	41	40	39	38	43	47	53	57	47	44	35	34
Fri	33	36	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	45	51	52	58	43	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	34	35	33
Sun	33	34	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Irvine to Pomona (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Pomona?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	40	43	41	38	39	38	38	42	48	48	51	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	40	45	42	42	40	39	41	44	48	57	55	50	38	35	34
Wed	33	38	40	42	43	41	40	40	42	44	47	53	61	53	44	37	33
Thu	33	38	40	42	42	41	40	39	38	43	47	53	57	47	44	35	34
Fri	33	36	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	45	51	52	58	43	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	34	35	33
Sun	33	34	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	40	43	41	38	39	38	38	42	48	48	51	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	40	45	42	42	40	39	41	44	48	57	55	50	38	35	34
Wed	33	38	40	42	43	41	40	40	42	44	47	53	61	53	44	37	33
Thu	33	38	40	42	42	41	40	39	38	43	47	53	57	47	44	35	34
Fri	33	36	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	45	51	52	58	43	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	34	35	33
Sun	33	34	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	40	43	41	38	39	38	38	42	48	48	51	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	40	45	42	42	40	39	41	44	48	57	55	50	38	35	34
Wed	33	38	40	42	43	41	40	40	42	44	47	53	61	53	44	37	33
Thu	33	38	40	42	42	41	40	39	38	43	47	53	57	47	44	35	34
Fri	33	36	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	45	51	52	58	43	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	34	35	33
Sun	33	34	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	35	33