Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Gardena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-57 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Gardena 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	53	68	68	60	54	51	51	50	50	55	55	56	51	46	44	43
Tue	43	59	76	75	66	56	56	53	53	54	59	62	63	57	47	44	43
Wed	43	58	75	73	67	58	54	54	52	55	60	64	67	61	48	45	43
Thu	44	57	73	71	62	57	56	54	54	57	63	64	66	62	48	45	43
Fri	43	54	61	61	57	55	55	54	56	61	63	66	64	61	49	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	55	53	55	56	52	48	45	44
Sun	44	44	43	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	50	48	47	46	46	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Pomona to Gardena (via SR-91 West and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona to central Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Gardena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (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	53	68	68	60	54	51	51	50	50	55	55	56	51	46	44	43
Tue	43	59	76	75	66	56	56	53	53	54	59	62	63	57	47	44	43
Wed	43	58	75	73	67	58	54	54	52	55	60	64	67	61	48	45	43
Thu	44	57	73	71	62	57	56	54	54	57	63	64	66	62	48	45	43
Fri	43	54	61	61	57	55	55	54	56	61	63	66	64	61	49	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	55	53	55	56	52	48	45	44
Sun	44	44	43	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	50	48	47	46	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	53	68	68	60	54	51	51	50	50	55	55	56	51	46	44	43
Tue	43	59	76	75	66	56	56	53	53	54	59	62	63	57	47	44	43
Wed	43	58	75	73	67	58	54	54	52	55	60	64	67	61	48	45	43
Thu	44	57	73	71	62	57	56	54	54	57	63	64	66	62	48	45	43
Fri	43	54	61	61	57	55	55	54	56	61	63	66	64	61	49	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	55	53	55	56	52	48	45	44
Sun	44	44	43	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	50	48	47	46	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	53	68	68	60	54	51	51	50	50	55	55	56	51	46	44	43
Tue	43	59	76	75	66	56	56	53	53	54	59	62	63	57	47	44	43
Wed	43	58	75	73	67	58	54	54	52	55	60	64	67	61	48	45	43
Thu	44	57	73	71	62	57	56	54	54	57	63	64	66	62	48	45	43
Fri	43	54	61	61	57	55	55	54	56	61	63	66	64	61	49	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	53	55	53	55	56	52	48	45	44
Sun	44	44	43	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	50	48	47	46	46	46	44