Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Hollywood

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 46 minutes via I-10 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Hollywood 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	33	50	66	57	52	46	42	41	40	39	39	39	39	38	35	36	35
Tue	33	50	68	61	53	45	42	40	39	40	39	41	43	41	39	38	36
Wed	33	50	66	62	53	49	45	41	39	38	40	40	42	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	48	62	59	51	47	44	41	40	40	43	45	46	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	42	45	45	44	42	42	41	41	43	48	45	47	48	56	56	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	39	40	43	45	47	47	43	45	44	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	40	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	43	45	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Pomona to Hollywood (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 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 Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Pomona to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Hollywood to Pomona (return trip) · Pomona to Los Angeles · Pomona to Santa Monica · Pomona to Pasadena · Pomona to Long Beach · Pomona to West Covina · Pomona to Burbank · Pomona to Glendale · Pomona to Santa Clarita · Pomona to Van Nuys · Pomona to Torrance · Pomona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	66	57	52	46	42	41	40	39	39	39	39	38	35	36	35
Tue	33	50	68	61	53	45	42	40	39	40	39	41	43	41	39	38	36
Wed	33	50	66	62	53	49	45	41	39	38	40	40	42	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	48	62	59	51	47	44	41	40	40	43	45	46	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	42	45	45	44	42	42	41	41	43	48	45	47	48	56	56	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	39	40	43	45	47	47	43	45	44	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	40	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	43	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	66	57	52	46	42	41	40	39	39	39	39	38	35	36	35
Tue	33	50	68	61	53	45	42	40	39	40	39	41	43	41	39	38	36
Wed	33	50	66	62	53	49	45	41	39	38	40	40	42	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	48	62	59	51	47	44	41	40	40	43	45	46	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	42	45	45	44	42	42	41	41	43	48	45	47	48	56	56	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	39	40	43	45	47	47	43	45	44	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	40	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	43	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	66	57	52	46	42	41	40	39	39	39	39	38	35	36	35
Tue	33	50	68	61	53	45	42	40	39	40	39	41	43	41	39	38	36
Wed	33	50	66	62	53	49	45	41	39	38	40	40	42	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	48	62	59	51	47	44	41	40	40	43	45	46	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	42	45	45	44	42	42	41	41	43	48	45	47	48	56	56	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	39	40	43	45	47	47	43	45	44	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	40	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	43	45	40