Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Seal Beach

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 38 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-22 West.

Only 44% 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 Seal 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	37	46	60	61	54	47	45	44	44	44	46	49	49	45	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	61	62	55	48	46	45	45	44	47	52	53	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	47	61	61	57	50	46	46	44	45	49	52	54	52	43	41	38
Thu	37	47	58	58	52	48	48	45	46	45	49	53	54	52	41	39	38
Fri	37	44	49	51	47	46	45	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	46	44	45	46	44	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pomona to Seal Beach (via SR-57 South and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona to central Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Seal Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	60	61	54	47	45	44	44	44	46	49	49	45	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	61	62	55	48	46	45	45	44	47	52	53	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	47	61	61	57	50	46	46	44	45	49	52	54	52	43	41	38
Thu	37	47	58	58	52	48	48	45	46	45	49	53	54	52	41	39	38
Fri	37	44	49	51	47	46	45	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	46	44	45	46	44	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	60	61	54	47	45	44	44	44	46	49	49	45	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	61	62	55	48	46	45	45	44	47	52	53	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	47	61	61	57	50	46	46	44	45	49	52	54	52	43	41	38
Thu	37	47	58	58	52	48	48	45	46	45	49	53	54	52	41	39	38
Fri	37	44	49	51	47	46	45	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	46	44	45	46	44	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	46	60	61	54	47	45	44	44	44	46	49	49	45	40	39	38
Tue	37	47	61	62	55	48	46	45	45	44	47	52	53	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	47	61	61	57	50	46	46	44	45	49	52	54	52	43	41	38
Thu	37	47	58	58	52	48	48	45	46	45	49	53	54	52	41	39	38
Fri	37	44	49	51	47	46	45	44	45	47	51	53	53	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	46	44	45	46	44	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	38