Best Time to Drive from Pomona to SNA

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 55% 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 SNA 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	30	49	61	59	51	41	39	39	37	37	38	38	42	35	33	32	31
Tue	30	49	65	63	50	44	43	41	39	38	38	42	45	37	33	32	32
Wed	30	51	65	61	54	46	43	41	38	38	39	40	44	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	47	60	59	52	44	44	40	41	37	38	41	42	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	41	48	46	41	40	41	39	38	40	41	42	41	38	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	40	40	42	39	38	38	37	35	33	32	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	37	36	36	34	34	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Pomona to SNA (via SR-57 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to SNA?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	49	61	59	51	41	39	39	37	37	38	38	42	35	33	32	31
Tue	30	49	65	63	50	44	43	41	39	38	38	42	45	37	33	32	32
Wed	30	51	65	61	54	46	43	41	38	38	39	40	44	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	47	60	59	52	44	44	40	41	37	38	41	42	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	41	48	46	41	40	41	39	38	40	41	42	41	38	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	40	40	42	39	38	38	37	35	33	32	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	37	36	36	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	49	61	59	51	41	39	39	37	37	38	38	42	35	33	32	31
Tue	30	49	65	63	50	44	43	41	39	38	38	42	45	37	33	32	32
Wed	30	51	65	61	54	46	43	41	38	38	39	40	44	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	47	60	59	52	44	44	40	41	37	38	41	42	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	41	48	46	41	40	41	39	38	40	41	42	41	38	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	40	40	42	39	38	38	37	35	33	32	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	37	36	36	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	49	61	59	51	41	39	39	37	37	38	38	42	35	33	32	31
Tue	30	49	65	63	50	44	43	41	39	38	38	42	45	37	33	32	32
Wed	30	51	65	61	54	46	43	41	38	38	39	40	44	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	47	60	59	52	44	44	40	41	37	38	41	42	37	34	33	32
Fri	31	41	48	46	41	40	41	39	38	40	41	42	41	38	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	40	40	42	39	38	38	37	35	33	32	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	37	36	36	34	34	33	33	33	32