Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Pomona

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 32 minutes via I-210 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Pasadena 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	27	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	36	49	54	58	49	34	29	28
Tue	27	30	31	32	31	32	32	32	33	37	48	54	58	51	39	31	28
Wed	27	30	31	33	32	33	33	33	34	39	50	55	59	51	40	32	28
Thu	28	29	31	33	33	32	32	33	35	42	56	61	62	55	40	32	28
Fri	28	29	30	32	32	33	34	38	45	54	65	65	63	53	40	34	29
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	36	38	42	42	39	35	31	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	30	30	29	29	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Pasadena to Pomona (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly 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 Pasadena to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Pomona?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	36	49	54	58	49	34	29	28
Tue	27	30	31	32	31	32	32	32	33	37	48	54	58	51	39	31	28
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Fri	28	29	30	32	32	33	34	38	45	54	65	65	63	53	40	34	29
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Tue	27	30	31	32	31	32	32	32	33	37	48	54	58	51	39	31	28
Wed	27	30	31	33	32	33	33	33	34	39	50	55	59	51	40	32	28
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