Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Hollywood

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 45 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	49	62	57	51	46	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	35
Tue	33	49	67	62	53	46	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	41	39	38	37
Wed	34	49	65	61	53	48	43	40	39	38	41	40	43	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	47	59	57	50	46	43	41	40	40	43	44	45	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	41	45	46	44	42	42	41	41	43	46	45	49	51	55	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	38	42	42	44	44	42	45	45	43	44	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	43	39

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 67 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 5:30 pm on Saturdays (47 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 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 67 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 67 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	49	62	57	51	46	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	35
Tue	33	49	67	62	53	46	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	41	39	38	37
Wed	34	49	65	61	53	48	43	40	39	38	41	40	43	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	47	59	57	50	46	43	41	40	40	43	44	45	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	41	45	46	44	42	42	41	41	43	46	45	49	51	55	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	38	42	42	44	44	42	45	45	43	44	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	62	57	51	46	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	35
Tue	33	49	67	62	53	46	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	41	39	38	37
Wed	34	49	65	61	53	48	43	40	39	38	41	40	43	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	47	59	57	50	46	43	41	40	40	43	44	45	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	41	45	46	44	42	42	41	41	43	46	45	49	51	55	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	38	42	42	44	44	42	45	45	43	44	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	62	57	51	46	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	36	35	35
Tue	33	49	67	62	53	46	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	41	39	38	37
Wed	34	49	65	61	53	48	43	40	39	38	41	40	43	49	52	51	36
Thu	34	47	59	57	50	46	43	41	40	40	43	44	45	43	40	40	36
Fri	34	41	45	46	44	42	42	41	41	43	46	45	49	51	55	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	38	42	42	44	44	42	45	45	43	44	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	43	39