Best Time to Drive from Pomona to LAX

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-105 West and I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 46 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	44	67	76	67	65	58	54	54	51	50	50	50	49	48	46	46	45
Tue	44	64	77	69	61	56	54	51	51	49	49	51	53	51	50	49	48
Wed	45	64	78	71	65	59	55	52	51	49	50	51	54	60	64	62	47
Thu	44	63	74	67	62	58	54	52	51	50	51	52	54	53	51	51	47
Fri	44	55	57	55	54	54	52	51	51	52	55	52	55	58	66	66	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	48	51	53	55	54	49	50	50	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	50	48	48	47	48	49	54	54	50

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 44 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 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 16 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 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	44	67	76	67	65	58	54	54	51	50	50	50	49	48	46	46	45
Tue	44	64	77	69	61	56	54	51	51	49	49	51	53	51	50	49	48
Wed	45	64	78	71	65	59	55	52	51	49	50	51	54	60	64	62	47
Thu	44	63	74	67	62	58	54	52	51	50	51	52	54	53	51	51	47
Fri	44	55	57	55	54	54	52	51	51	52	55	52	55	58	66	66	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	48	51	53	55	54	49	50	50	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	50	48	48	47	48	49	54	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	76	67	65	58	54	54	51	50	50	50	49	48	46	46	45
Tue	44	64	77	69	61	56	54	51	51	49	49	51	53	51	50	49	48
Wed	45	64	78	71	65	59	55	52	51	49	50	51	54	60	64	62	47
Thu	44	63	74	67	62	58	54	52	51	50	51	52	54	53	51	51	47
Fri	44	55	57	55	54	54	52	51	51	52	55	52	55	58	66	66	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	48	51	53	55	54	49	50	50	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	50	48	48	47	48	49	54	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	76	67	65	58	54	54	51	50	50	50	49	48	46	46	45
Tue	44	64	77	69	61	56	54	51	51	49	49	51	53	51	50	49	48
Wed	45	64	78	71	65	59	55	52	51	49	50	51	54	60	64	62	47
Thu	44	63	74	67	62	58	54	52	51	50	51	52	54	53	51	51	47
Fri	44	55	57	55	54	54	52	51	51	52	55	52	55	58	66	66	47
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	48	51	53	55	54	49	50	50	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	50	48	48	47	48	49	54	54	50