Best Time to Drive from Pomona to San Clemente

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-5 South and SR-71 North and SR-241 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 17% 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 San Clemente 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	53	58	59	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	54	54	53
Tue	53	59	59	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	57	58	59	56	54	54	53
Wed	53	60	59	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	58	57	54	54	52
Thu	53	59	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	57	58	59	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	59	58	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	54	53
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Pomona to San Clemente (via I-5 South and SR-71 North and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9:30 am on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pomona to San Clemente?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	59	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	54	54	53
Tue	53	59	59	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	57	58	59	56	54	54	53
Wed	53	60	59	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	58	57	54	54	52
Thu	53	59	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	57	58	59	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	59	58	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	54	53
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	59	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	54	54	53
Tue	53	59	59	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	57	58	59	56	54	54	53
Wed	53	60	59	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	58	57	54	54	52
Thu	53	59	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	57	58	59	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	59	58	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	54	53
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	59	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	54	54	53
Tue	53	59	59	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	57	58	59	56	54	54	53
Wed	53	60	59	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	58	57	54	54	52
Thu	53	59	58	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	57	58	59	56	54	53	52
Fri	52	59	58	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	54	53
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	52