Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Long Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 61 minutes via I-605 South and I-10 West, usually 57 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 Long Beach 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	41	65	79	71	68	63	57	58	53	50	51	52	50	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	65	84	74	64	60	58	54	54	51	51	54	55	51	47	46	44
Wed	41	64	87	75	68	62	59	56	53	50	53	52	55	60	61	59	44
Thu	42	66	81	70	67	61	56	54	54	51	52	54	57	54	49	48	44
Fri	41	56	59	58	58	59	55	54	54	55	58	54	56	58	65	64	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	47	48	54	57	56	55	50	50	51	50	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	46	50	49	53	49	47	46	46	48	52	53	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pomona to Long Beach (via I-605 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 87 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 10 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pomona to Long Beach?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Long Beach?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	65	79	71	68	63	57	58	53	50	51	52	50	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	65	84	74	64	60	58	54	54	51	51	54	55	51	47	46	44
Wed	41	64	87	75	68	62	59	56	53	50	53	52	55	60	61	59	44
Thu	42	66	81	70	67	61	56	54	54	51	52	54	57	54	49	48	44
Fri	41	56	59	58	58	59	55	54	54	55	58	54	56	58	65	64	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	47	48	54	57	56	55	50	50	51	50	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	46	50	49	53	49	47	46	46	48	52	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	65	79	71	68	63	57	58	53	50	51	52	50	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	65	84	74	64	60	58	54	54	51	51	54	55	51	47	46	44
Wed	41	64	87	75	68	62	59	56	53	50	53	52	55	60	61	59	44
Thu	42	66	81	70	67	61	56	54	54	51	52	54	57	54	49	48	44
Fri	41	56	59	58	58	59	55	54	54	55	58	54	56	58	65	64	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	47	48	54	57	56	55	50	50	51	50	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	46	50	49	53	49	47	46	46	48	52	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	65	79	71	68	63	57	58	53	50	51	52	50	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	65	84	74	64	60	58	54	54	51	51	54	55	51	47	46	44
Wed	41	64	87	75	68	62	59	56	53	50	53	52	55	60	61	59	44
Thu	42	66	81	70	67	61	56	54	54	51	52	54	57	54	49	48	44
Fri	41	56	59	58	58	59	55	54	54	55	58	54	56	58	65	64	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	47	48	54	57	56	55	50	50	51	50	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	46	50	49	53	49	47	46	46	48	52	53	46