Best Time to Drive from Pomona to South Gate

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 49 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	125	127	100	75	62	60	48	45	45	47	46	48	41	39	38	37
Tue	35	106	125	102	73	58	54	46	45	43	55	53	57	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	99	119	113	85	56	63	53	47	54	48	55	63	50	39	38	39
Thu	36	116	118	99	82	74	64	55	48	60	60	65	73	53	39	38	38
Fri	36	63	88	76	67	71	61	52	53	57	60	57	64	50	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	43	56	69	68	65	66	61	63	59	42	38	38	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	41	65	72	60	55	51	49	41	39	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 129 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (72 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 24 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. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 129 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 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to South Gate?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 129 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	125	127	100	75	62	60	48	45	45	47	46	48	41	39	38	37
Tue	35	106	125	102	73	58	54	46	45	43	55	53	57	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	99	119	113	85	56	63	53	47	54	48	55	63	50	39	38	39
Thu	36	116	118	99	82	74	64	55	48	60	60	65	73	53	39	38	38
Fri	36	63	88	76	67	71	61	52	53	57	60	57	64	50	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	43	56	69	68	65	66	61	63	59	42	38	38	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	41	65	72	60	55	51	49	41	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	125	127	100	75	62	60	48	45	45	47	46	48	41	39	38	37
Tue	35	106	125	102	73	58	54	46	45	43	55	53	57	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	99	119	113	85	56	63	53	47	54	48	55	63	50	39	38	39
Thu	36	116	118	99	82	74	64	55	48	60	60	65	73	53	39	38	38
Fri	36	63	88	76	67	71	61	52	53	57	60	57	64	50	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	43	56	69	68	65	66	61	63	59	42	38	38	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	41	65	72	60	55	51	49	41	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	125	127	100	75	62	60	48	45	45	47	46	48	41	39	38	37
Tue	35	106	125	102	73	58	54	46	45	43	55	53	57	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	99	119	113	85	56	63	53	47	54	48	55	63	50	39	38	39
Thu	36	116	118	99	82	74	64	55	48	60	60	65	73	53	39	38	38
Fri	36	63	88	76	67	71	61	52	53	57	60	57	64	50	41	39	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	43	56	69	68	65	66	61	63	59	42	38	38	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	41	65	72	60	55	51	49	41	39	39	39	37