Best Time to Drive from Pomona to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-71 North and I-5 South and SR-241 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Juan Capistrano by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Pomona to San Juan Capistrano (via SR-71 North and I-5 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 48 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 to central San Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pomona to San Juan Capistrano?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (13 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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