Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Carson

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-57 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 30% 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	52	67	67	59	53	51	50	50	50	56	55	56	51	45	44	43
Tue	43	60	78	77	67	56	55	53	53	53	58	61	62	57	46	44	43
Wed	43	59	77	75	67	58	54	54	52	54	59	63	66	61	47	44	43
Thu	43	58	74	72	63	57	56	54	54	55	61	63	65	61	47	44	43
Fri	43	55	64	62	58	55	55	54	56	60	63	66	64	61	49	45	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	45	47	51	52	53	55	54	56	56	52	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	46	45	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 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (56 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 14 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 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 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	52	67	67	59	53	51	50	50	50	56	55	56	51	45	44	43
Tue	43	60	78	77	67	56	55	53	53	53	58	61	62	57	46	44	43
Wed	43	59	77	75	67	58	54	54	52	54	59	63	66	61	47	44	43
Thu	43	58	74	72	63	57	56	54	54	55	61	63	65	61	47	44	43
Fri	43	55	64	62	58	55	55	54	56	60	63	66	64	61	49	45	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	45	47	51	52	53	55	54	56	56	52	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	46	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	52	67	67	59	53	51	50	50	50	56	55	56	51	45	44	43
Tue	43	60	78	77	67	56	55	53	53	53	58	61	62	57	46	44	43
Wed	43	59	77	75	67	58	54	54	52	54	59	63	66	61	47	44	43
Thu	43	58	74	72	63	57	56	54	54	55	61	63	65	61	47	44	43
Fri	43	55	64	62	58	55	55	54	56	60	63	66	64	61	49	45	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	45	47	51	52	53	55	54	56	56	52	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	46	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	52	67	67	59	53	51	50	50	50	56	55	56	51	45	44	43
Tue	43	60	78	77	67	56	55	53	53	53	58	61	62	57	46	44	43
Wed	43	59	77	75	67	58	54	54	52	54	59	63	66	61	47	44	43
Thu	43	58	74	72	63	57	56	54	54	55	61	63	65	61	47	44	43
Fri	43	55	64	62	58	55	55	54	56	60	63	66	64	61	49	45	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	45	47	51	52	53	55	54	56	56	52	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	46	45	43