Best Time to Drive from LAX to Pomona

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 57 minutes via I-105 East and I-605 North and I-10 East, usually 73 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	49	68	73	69	63	64	66	66	88	100	103	96	80	62	49	45
Tue	45	52	80	86	82	74	67	62	69	92	111	118	114	98	75	52	46
Wed	45	52	75	83	77	71	64	63	67	88	99	105	99	87	70	53	46
Thu	45	52	76	83	78	69	66	69	79	101	110	117	111	93	75	57	47
Fri	45	49	64	67	65	69	79	88	95	110	116	115	105	90	73	55	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	53	59	67	77	83	86	84	67	56	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	49	49	49	49	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 119 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (86 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 44 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Pomona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 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	49	68	73	69	63	64	66	66	88	100	103	96	80	62	49	45
Tue	45	52	80	86	82	74	67	62	69	92	111	118	114	98	75	52	46
Wed	45	52	75	83	77	71	64	63	67	88	99	105	99	87	70	53	46
Thu	45	52	76	83	78	69	66	69	79	101	110	117	111	93	75	57	47
Fri	45	49	64	67	65	69	79	88	95	110	116	115	105	90	73	55	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	53	59	67	77	83	86	84	67	56	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	49	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	68	73	69	63	64	66	66	88	100	103	96	80	62	49	45
Tue	45	52	80	86	82	74	67	62	69	92	111	118	114	98	75	52	46
Wed	45	52	75	83	77	71	64	63	67	88	99	105	99	87	70	53	46
Thu	45	52	76	83	78	69	66	69	79	101	110	117	111	93	75	57	47
Fri	45	49	64	67	65	69	79	88	95	110	116	115	105	90	73	55	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	53	59	67	77	83	86	84	67	56	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	49	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	68	73	69	63	64	66	66	88	100	103	96	80	62	49	45
Tue	45	52	80	86	82	74	67	62	69	92	111	118	114	98	75	52	46
Wed	45	52	75	83	77	71	64	63	67	88	99	105	99	87	70	53	46
Thu	45	52	76	83	78	69	66	69	79	101	110	117	111	93	75	57	47
Fri	45	49	64	67	65	69	79	88	95	110	116	115	105	90	73	55	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	53	59	67	77	83	86	84	67	56	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	49	49	49	49	49	46