Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Riverside

Right now (6:02 am PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 29 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Riverside 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	25	29	31	34	31	30	30	30	31	34	37	42	40	33	28	28	26
Tue	26	29	33	36	33	34	34	33	33	32	37	43	45	36	29	27	26
Wed	26	30	35	37	33	32	31	30	31	33	37	39	42	35	29	28	27
Thu	26	29	32	36	32	31	31	31	31	33	39	45	45	37	31	29	27
Fri	26	27	28	30	30	30	31	31	33	39	45	46	43	38	31	28	27
Sat	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	29	27	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Pomona to Riverside (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (30 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 12 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 Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 25 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Riverside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	26	29	33	36	33	34	34	33	33	32	37	43	45	36	29	27	26
Wed	26	30	35	37	33	32	31	30	31	33	37	39	42	35	29	28	27
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