Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Carson

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-57 South, usually 46 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 Pomona to Carson 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	42	56	68	70	62	54	53	53	52	52	57	57	59	51	45	44	43
Tue	42	56	73	72	66	57	56	54	54	53	59	61	63	57	46	44	43
Wed	42	55	69	71	68	57	55	55	53	55	60	63	67	60	47	44	43
Thu	43	55	70	70	64	57	57	56	55	56	62	64	66	61	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	62	61	61	58	55	55	56	61	63	66	65	63	49	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	49	54	55	56	57	55	56	56	51	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	50	49	51	48	46	47	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Pomona to Carson (via SR-91 West and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona to central Carson 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 Pomona to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	56	68	70	62	54	53	53	52	52	57	57	59	51	45	44	43
Tue	42	56	73	72	66	57	56	54	54	53	59	61	63	57	46	44	43
Wed	42	55	69	71	68	57	55	55	53	55	60	63	67	60	47	44	43
Thu	43	55	70	70	64	57	57	56	55	56	62	64	66	61	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	62	61	61	58	55	55	56	61	63	66	65	63	49	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	49	54	55	56	57	55	56	56	51	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	50	49	51	48	46	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	56	68	70	62	54	53	53	52	52	57	57	59	51	45	44	43
Tue	42	56	73	72	66	57	56	54	54	53	59	61	63	57	46	44	43
Wed	42	55	69	71	68	57	55	55	53	55	60	63	67	60	47	44	43
Thu	43	55	70	70	64	57	57	56	55	56	62	64	66	61	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	62	61	61	58	55	55	56	61	63	66	65	63	49	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	49	54	55	56	57	55	56	56	51	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	50	49	51	48	46	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	56	68	70	62	54	53	53	52	52	57	57	59	51	45	44	43
Tue	42	56	73	72	66	57	56	54	54	53	59	61	63	57	46	44	43
Wed	42	55	69	71	68	57	55	55	53	55	60	63	67	60	47	44	43
Thu	43	55	70	70	64	57	57	56	55	56	62	64	66	61	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	62	61	61	58	55	55	56	61	63	66	65	63	49	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	49	54	55	56	57	55	56	56	51	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	50	49	51	48	46	47	46	46	43