Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Sherman Oaks

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-210 West and SR-134 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	40	53	74	72	64	56	53	48	49	48	52	60	67	51	43	42	41
Tue	40	56	86	79	70	60	55	50	47	48	57	70	75	57	43	42	41
Wed	40	55	82	77	67	59	53	52	50	52	62	75	76	63	47	43	41
Thu	40	54	85	78	67	58	53	51	50	53	61	70	77	60	46	42	41
Fri	40	49	60	59	58	57	55	55	57	60	66	67	65	56	49	44	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	46	53	56	56	57	54	53	52	49	46	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	48	52	50	50	50	47	46	45	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pomona to Sherman Oaks (via I-210 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona to central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pomona to Sherman Oaks?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	53	74	72	64	56	53	48	49	48	52	60	67	51	43	42	41
Tue	40	56	86	79	70	60	55	50	47	48	57	70	75	57	43	42	41
Wed	40	55	82	77	67	59	53	52	50	52	62	75	76	63	47	43	41
Thu	40	54	85	78	67	58	53	51	50	53	61	70	77	60	46	42	41
Fri	40	49	60	59	58	57	55	55	57	60	66	67	65	56	49	44	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	46	53	56	56	57	54	53	52	49	46	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	48	52	50	50	50	47	46	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	53	74	72	64	56	53	48	49	48	52	60	67	51	43	42	41
Tue	40	56	86	79	70	60	55	50	47	48	57	70	75	57	43	42	41
Wed	40	55	82	77	67	59	53	52	50	52	62	75	76	63	47	43	41
Thu	40	54	85	78	67	58	53	51	50	53	61	70	77	60	46	42	41
Fri	40	49	60	59	58	57	55	55	57	60	66	67	65	56	49	44	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	46	53	56	56	57	54	53	52	49	46	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	48	52	50	50	50	47	46	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	53	74	72	64	56	53	48	49	48	52	60	67	51	43	42	41
Tue	40	56	86	79	70	60	55	50	47	48	57	70	75	57	43	42	41
Wed	40	55	82	77	67	59	53	52	50	52	62	75	76	63	47	43	41
Thu	40	54	85	78	67	58	53	51	50	53	61	70	77	60	46	42	41
Fri	40	49	60	59	58	57	55	55	57	60	66	67	65	56	49	44	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	46	53	56	56	57	54	53	52	49	46	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	48	52	50	50	50	47	46	45	44	41