Best Time to Drive from Pomona to LAX

Right now (9:48 am PDT): about 69 minutes via I-105 West and I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 10% 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 LAX 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	47	71	85	79	69	61	57	57	55	57	64	67	65	57	48	46	46
Tue	46	71	87	81	72	64	59	57	57	59	65	69	71	61	50	47	46
Wed	47	72	86	82	73	66	60	58	57	59	65	70	72	65	57	54	46
Thu	46	72	85	80	72	65	60	58	58	60	65	69	71	62	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	70	69	64	60	58	58	60	63	68	71	70	65	60	57	47
Sat	45	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	59	59	59	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	48	50	51	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	54	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Pomona to LAX (via I-105 West and I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 46 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	71	85	79	69	61	57	57	55	57	64	67	65	57	48	46	46
Tue	46	71	87	81	72	64	59	57	57	59	65	69	71	61	50	47	46
Wed	47	72	86	82	73	66	60	58	57	59	65	70	72	65	57	54	46
Thu	46	72	85	80	72	65	60	58	58	60	65	69	71	62	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	70	69	64	60	58	58	60	63	68	71	70	65	60	57	47
Sat	45	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	59	59	59	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	48	50	51	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	54	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	71	85	79	69	61	57	57	55	57	64	67	65	57	48	46	46
Tue	46	71	87	81	72	64	59	57	57	59	65	69	71	61	50	47	46
Wed	47	72	86	82	73	66	60	58	57	59	65	70	72	65	57	54	46
Thu	46	72	85	80	72	65	60	58	58	60	65	69	71	62	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	70	69	64	60	58	58	60	63	68	71	70	65	60	57	47
Sat	45	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	59	59	59	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	48	50	51	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	54	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	71	85	79	69	61	57	57	55	57	64	67	65	57	48	46	46
Tue	46	71	87	81	72	64	59	57	57	59	65	69	71	61	50	47	46
Wed	47	72	86	82	73	66	60	58	57	59	65	70	72	65	57	54	46
Thu	46	72	85	80	72	65	60	58	58	60	65	69	71	62	52	49	47
Fri	46	60	70	69	64	60	58	58	60	63	68	71	70	65	60	57	47
Sat	45	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	59	59	59	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	48	50	51	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	54	48