Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Pomona

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 139 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 West, usually 118 at this time.

Only 22% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Lancaster to Pomona (via I-15 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 112 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (134 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 60 miles surface streets (82 to 114 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster 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 Lancaster to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 112 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 93-mile drive usually takes 112 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Pomona?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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