Best Time to Drive from LAX to Pomona

Right now (6:20 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-105 East and I-605 North and I-10 East, usually 51 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	45	48	53	55	53	54	55	56	59	72	86	92	89	75	58	49	45
Tue	45	50	56	58	55	54	54	56	60	76	94	101	96	81	61	51	45
Wed	45	49	57	60	56	54	54	56	61	77	95	103	97	82	64	53	46
Thu	45	49	56	59	56	55	55	57	63	81	98	105	99	83	64	53	47
Fri	45	48	52	54	54	55	59	65	76	93	107	103	91	75	61	52	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	63	64	61	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	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 45 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 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 19 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 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 45 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Pomona?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 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	45	48	53	55	53	54	55	56	59	72	86	92	89	75	58	49	45
Tue	45	50	56	58	55	54	54	56	60	76	94	101	96	81	61	51	45
Wed	45	49	57	60	56	54	54	56	61	77	95	103	97	82	64	53	46
Thu	45	49	56	59	56	55	55	57	63	81	98	105	99	83	64	53	47
Fri	45	48	52	54	54	55	59	65	76	93	107	103	91	75	61	52	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	63	64	61	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	53	55	53	54	55	56	59	72	86	92	89	75	58	49	45
Tue	45	50	56	58	55	54	54	56	60	76	94	101	96	81	61	51	45
Wed	45	49	57	60	56	54	54	56	61	77	95	103	97	82	64	53	46
Thu	45	49	56	59	56	55	55	57	63	81	98	105	99	83	64	53	47
Fri	45	48	52	54	54	55	59	65	76	93	107	103	91	75	61	52	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	63	64	61	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	53	55	53	54	55	56	59	72	86	92	89	75	58	49	45
Tue	45	50	56	58	55	54	54	56	60	76	94	101	96	81	61	51	45
Wed	45	49	57	60	56	54	54	56	61	77	95	103	97	82	64	53	46
Thu	45	49	56	59	56	55	55	57	63	81	98	105	99	83	64	53	47
Fri	45	48	52	54	54	55	59	65	76	93	107	103	91	75	61	52	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	57	60	63	64	61	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	46