Best Time to Drive from Pomona to South Gate

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 3% 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 South Gate 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	34	67	90	84	66	55	51	44	44	43	47	50	49	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	66	95	87	64	54	55	45	46	45	47	53	52	51	40	37	36
Wed	35	63	91	81	75	56	54	50	47	48	52	50	53	51	41	37	37
Thu	35	65	88	75	61	56	57	50	46	52	53	53	61	57	42	38	36
Fri	35	53	66	65	56	55	53	50	50	50	54	54	54	53	42	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	48	48	49	55	49	49	51	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	45	47	46	44	45	42	40	40	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Pomona to South Gate (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pomona to South Gate?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to South Gate?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 South 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	34	67	90	84	66	55	51	44	44	43	47	50	49	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	66	95	87	64	54	55	45	46	45	47	53	52	51	40	37	36
Wed	35	63	91	81	75	56	54	50	47	48	52	50	53	51	41	37	37
Thu	35	65	88	75	61	56	57	50	46	52	53	53	61	57	42	38	36
Fri	35	53	66	65	56	55	53	50	50	50	54	54	54	53	42	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	48	48	49	55	49	49	51	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	45	47	46	44	45	42	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	67	90	84	66	55	51	44	44	43	47	50	49	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	66	95	87	64	54	55	45	46	45	47	53	52	51	40	37	36
Wed	35	63	91	81	75	56	54	50	47	48	52	50	53	51	41	37	37
Thu	35	65	88	75	61	56	57	50	46	52	53	53	61	57	42	38	36
Fri	35	53	66	65	56	55	53	50	50	50	54	54	54	53	42	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	48	48	49	55	49	49	51	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	45	47	46	44	45	42	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	67	90	84	66	55	51	44	44	43	47	50	49	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	66	95	87	64	54	55	45	46	45	47	53	52	51	40	37	36
Wed	35	63	91	81	75	56	54	50	47	48	52	50	53	51	41	37	37
Thu	35	65	88	75	61	56	57	50	46	52	53	53	61	57	42	38	36
Fri	35	53	66	65	56	55	53	50	50	50	54	54	54	53	42	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	48	48	49	55	49	49	51	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	45	47	46	44	45	42	40	40	39	39	37