Best Time to Drive from LAX to Pomona

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 56 minutes via I-105 East and I-605 North and I-10 East, usually 62 at this time.

Only 16% 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 LAX 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	44	48	58	65	61	60	61	61	65	80	98	103	96	81	61	50	46
Tue	44	49	60	71	63	61	61	63	67	86	100	105	104	89	68	52	45
Wed	44	49	60	70	65	59	60	61	64	79	99	103	99	83	67	54	46
Thu	44	49	59	68	63	61	62	63	71	89	97	102	98	81	63	52	46
Fri	45	48	59	61	60	61	65	70	79	91	102	96	86	75	69	57	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	49	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	60	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	51	51	49	50	50	50	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from LAX to Pomona (via I-105 East and I-605 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 106 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 44 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Pomona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	58	65	61	60	61	61	65	80	98	103	96	81	61	50	46
Tue	44	49	60	71	63	61	61	63	67	86	100	105	104	89	68	52	45
Wed	44	49	60	70	65	59	60	61	64	79	99	103	99	83	67	54	46
Thu	44	49	59	68	63	61	62	63	71	89	97	102	98	81	63	52	46
Fri	45	48	59	61	60	61	65	70	79	91	102	96	86	75	69	57	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	49	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	60	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	51	51	49	50	50	50	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	58	65	61	60	61	61	65	80	98	103	96	81	61	50	46
Tue	44	49	60	71	63	61	61	63	67	86	100	105	104	89	68	52	45
Wed	44	49	60	70	65	59	60	61	64	79	99	103	99	83	67	54	46
Thu	44	49	59	68	63	61	62	63	71	89	97	102	98	81	63	52	46
Fri	45	48	59	61	60	61	65	70	79	91	102	96	86	75	69	57	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	49	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	60	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	51	51	49	50	50	50	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	58	65	61	60	61	61	65	80	98	103	96	81	61	50	46
Tue	44	49	60	71	63	61	61	63	67	86	100	105	104	89	68	52	45
Wed	44	49	60	70	65	59	60	61	64	79	99	103	99	83	67	54	46
Thu	44	49	59	68	63	61	62	63	71	89	97	102	98	81	63	52	46
Fri	45	48	59	61	60	61	65	70	79	91	102	96	86	75	69	57	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	49	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	60	53	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	51	51	51	51	49	50	50	50	49	46