Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Downey

Right now (6:34 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Downey 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	29	43	57	54	48	42	40	40	39	42	50	52	50	40	32	30	29
Tue	29	44	60	58	51	45	42	40	41	45	52	56	57	46	34	31	29
Wed	29	43	60	58	51	47	43	41	40	45	52	57	57	51	41	37	30
Thu	29	43	58	56	50	46	42	41	42	46	52	56	56	47	36	33	30
Fri	29	37	45	46	43	43	42	43	45	50	55	56	54	48	43	40	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	41	41	41	38	33	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Pomona to Downey (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 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 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona (East Mission Boulevard) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Downey?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	43	57	54	48	42	40	40	39	42	50	52	50	40	32	30	29
Tue	29	44	60	58	51	45	42	40	41	45	52	56	57	46	34	31	29
Wed	29	43	60	58	51	47	43	41	40	45	52	57	57	51	41	37	30
Thu	29	43	58	56	50	46	42	41	42	46	52	56	56	47	36	33	30
Fri	29	37	45	46	43	43	42	43	45	50	55	56	54	48	43	40	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	41	41	41	38	33	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	43	57	54	48	42	40	40	39	42	50	52	50	40	32	30	29
Tue	29	44	60	58	51	45	42	40	41	45	52	56	57	46	34	31	29
Wed	29	43	60	58	51	47	43	41	40	45	52	57	57	51	41	37	30
Thu	29	43	58	56	50	46	42	41	42	46	52	56	56	47	36	33	30
Fri	29	37	45	46	43	43	42	43	45	50	55	56	54	48	43	40	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	41	41	41	38	33	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	43	57	54	48	42	40	40	39	42	50	52	50	40	32	30	29
Tue	29	44	60	58	51	45	42	40	41	45	52	56	57	46	34	31	29
Wed	29	43	60	58	51	47	43	41	40	45	52	57	57	51	41	37	30
Thu	29	43	58	56	50	46	42	41	42	46	52	56	56	47	36	33	30
Fri	29	37	45	46	43	43	42	43	45	50	55	56	54	48	43	40	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	41	41	41	38	33	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	36	35	34	34	34	35	36	31