Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Los Angeles

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-10 West, usually 29 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Los Angeles 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	27	44	59	50	45	39	36	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	30	30	29
Tue	27	43	60	53	46	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	32	31
Wed	28	42	59	54	47	42	37	34	33	32	33	33	36	42	47	45	30
Thu	28	41	54	51	44	40	36	35	33	33	35	34	36	35	33	34	30
Fri	28	35	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	34	38	34	36	40	49	50	31
Sat	29	30	30	31	33	33	35	36	39	38	34	34	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	32	32	32	32	33	37	39	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Pomona to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pomona to Los Angeles?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 27 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	44	59	50	45	39	36	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	30	30	29
Tue	27	43	60	53	46	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	32	31
Wed	28	42	59	54	47	42	37	34	33	32	33	33	36	42	47	45	30
Thu	28	41	54	51	44	40	36	35	33	33	35	34	36	35	33	34	30
Fri	28	35	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	34	38	34	36	40	49	50	31
Sat	29	30	30	31	33	33	35	36	39	38	34	34	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	32	32	32	32	33	37	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	44	59	50	45	39	36	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	30	30	29
Tue	27	43	60	53	46	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	32	31
Wed	28	42	59	54	47	42	37	34	33	32	33	33	36	42	47	45	30
Thu	28	41	54	51	44	40	36	35	33	33	35	34	36	35	33	34	30
Fri	28	35	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	34	38	34	36	40	49	50	31
Sat	29	30	30	31	33	33	35	36	39	38	34	34	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	32	32	32	32	33	37	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	44	59	50	45	39	36	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	30	30	29
Tue	27	43	60	53	46	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	32	31
Wed	28	42	59	54	47	42	37	34	33	32	33	33	36	42	47	45	30
Thu	28	41	54	51	44	40	36	35	33	33	35	34	36	35	33	34	30
Fri	28	35	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	34	38	34	36	40	49	50	31
Sat	29	30	30	31	33	33	35	36	39	38	34	34	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	32	32	32	32	33	37	39	34