Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Pomona

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-605 North and I-10 East and I-710 North, usually 101 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Long Beach 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	45	61	65	62	57	57	60	60	76	87	91	85	72	55	45	42
Tue	41	47	70	75	73	66	60	56	62	80	92	102	101	88	68	48	42
Wed	41	47	66	74	69	65	58	56	59	75	86	89	88	77	63	49	42
Thu	42	47	67	74	70	63	59	61	69	87	94	102	99	83	67	52	43
Fri	42	45	57	60	59	62	70	76	82	94	101	103	92	81	65	51	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	49	53	60	68	73	74	74	61	52	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	48	45	45	45	45	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Long Beach to Pomona (via I-605 North and I-10 East and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 103 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Pomona?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Pomona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (4 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	41	45	61	65	62	57	57	60	60	76	87	91	85	72	55	45	42
Tue	41	47	70	75	73	66	60	56	62	80	92	102	101	88	68	48	42
Wed	41	47	66	74	69	65	58	56	59	75	86	89	88	77	63	49	42
Thu	42	47	67	74	70	63	59	61	69	87	94	102	99	83	67	52	43
Fri	42	45	57	60	59	62	70	76	82	94	101	103	92	81	65	51	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	49	53	60	68	73	74	74	61	52	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	48	45	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	61	65	62	57	57	60	60	76	87	91	85	72	55	45	42
Tue	41	47	70	75	73	66	60	56	62	80	92	102	101	88	68	48	42
Wed	41	47	66	74	69	65	58	56	59	75	86	89	88	77	63	49	42
Thu	42	47	67	74	70	63	59	61	69	87	94	102	99	83	67	52	43
Fri	42	45	57	60	59	62	70	76	82	94	101	103	92	81	65	51	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	49	53	60	68	73	74	74	61	52	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	48	45	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	61	65	62	57	57	60	60	76	87	91	85	72	55	45	42
Tue	41	47	70	75	73	66	60	56	62	80	92	102	101	88	68	48	42
Wed	41	47	66	74	69	65	58	56	59	75	86	89	88	77	63	49	42
Thu	42	47	67	74	70	63	59	61	69	87	94	102	99	83	67	52	43
Fri	42	45	57	60	59	62	70	76	82	94	101	103	92	81	65	51	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	49	53	60	68	73	74	74	61	52	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	47	48	45	45	45	45	45	42