Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Pomona

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-10 East, usually 44 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Los Angeles 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	28	30	31	34	33	33	33	34	36	44	60	67	72	61	39	32	29
Tue	29	30	31	35	32	33	33	34	35	47	65	77	74	67	50	35	29
Wed	29	31	32	36	33	33	33	34	37	50	73	76	75	66	51	37	30
Thu	29	30	31	36	33	33	33	34	38	50	66	74	76	65	50	39	30
Fri	29	30	31	35	34	34	35	38	51	59	76	63	66	54	43	36	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	38	40	40	38	35	32	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Los Angeles to Pomona (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Pomona?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Pomona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (24 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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