Best Time to Drive from LGB to Pomona

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-605 North and I-10 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 21% 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 LGB 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	41	43	51	58	55	53	54	54	55	67	84	86	83	71	54	44	41
Tue	41	44	54	64	58	54	53	53	56	72	85	89	88	77	61	47	41
Wed	41	45	53	63	58	54	52	54	57	72	87	89	85	74	62	48	42
Thu	41	44	53	62	57	55	54	54	60	77	87	90	87	74	61	48	42
Fri	41	43	50	56	53	54	59	64	75	85	92	88	83	72	62	50	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	47	50	53	57	63	67	64	55	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	45	45	44	44	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from LGB to Pomona (via I-605 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 92 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 41 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Pomona?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pomona to LGB (return trip) · LGB to Los Angeles · LGB to Santa Monica · LGB to Pasadena · LGB to West Covina · LGB to Burbank · LGB to Glendale · LGB to Santa Clarita · LGB to Van Nuys · LGB to LAX · LGB to Hollywood · LGB to Culver City

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	51	58	55	53	54	54	55	67	84	86	83	71	54	44	41
Tue	41	44	54	64	58	54	53	53	56	72	85	89	88	77	61	47	41
Wed	41	45	53	63	58	54	52	54	57	72	87	89	85	74	62	48	42
Thu	41	44	53	62	57	55	54	54	60	77	87	90	87	74	61	48	42
Fri	41	43	50	56	53	54	59	64	75	85	92	88	83	72	62	50	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	47	50	53	57	63	67	64	55	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	45	45	44	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	51	58	55	53	54	54	55	67	84	86	83	71	54	44	41
Tue	41	44	54	64	58	54	53	53	56	72	85	89	88	77	61	47	41
Wed	41	45	53	63	58	54	52	54	57	72	87	89	85	74	62	48	42
Thu	41	44	53	62	57	55	54	54	60	77	87	90	87	74	61	48	42
Fri	41	43	50	56	53	54	59	64	75	85	92	88	83	72	62	50	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	47	50	53	57	63	67	64	55	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	45	45	44	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	51	58	55	53	54	54	55	67	84	86	83	71	54	44	41
Tue	41	44	54	64	58	54	53	53	56	72	85	89	88	77	61	47	41
Wed	41	45	53	63	58	54	52	54	57	72	87	89	85	74	62	48	42
Thu	41	44	53	62	57	55	54	54	60	77	87	90	87	74	61	48	42
Fri	41	43	50	56	53	54	59	64	75	85	92	88	83	72	62	50	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	47	50	53	57	63	67	64	55	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	47	45	45	44	44	45	42