Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Van Nuys

Right now (11:20 am PST): about 61 minutes via I-210 West and SR-134 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Van Nuys 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	45	58	84	85	76	65	61	58	60	63	71	71	74	62	53	48	46
Tue	45	62	94	91	81	68	62	57	57	66	70	74	75	65	56	50	47
Wed	45	60	90	87	77	66	59	58	58	63	73	82	79	70	56	51	47
Thu	46	59	86	83	75	65	62	59	58	68	77	81	80	69	57	51	47
Fri	45	55	66	66	65	64	65	69	72	78	84	87	85	76	59	51	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	53	60	64	67	66	63	61	64	60	55	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	59	60	65	60	60	55	53	51	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Pomona to Van Nuys (via I-210 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 30 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 central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pomona to Van Nuys?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 45 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 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	45	58	84	85	76	65	61	58	60	63	71	71	74	62	53	48	46
Tue	45	62	94	91	81	68	62	57	57	66	70	74	75	65	56	50	47
Wed	45	60	90	87	77	66	59	58	58	63	73	82	79	70	56	51	47
Thu	46	59	86	83	75	65	62	59	58	68	77	81	80	69	57	51	47
Fri	45	55	66	66	65	64	65	69	72	78	84	87	85	76	59	51	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	53	60	64	67	66	63	61	64	60	55	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	59	60	65	60	60	55	53	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	58	84	85	76	65	61	58	60	63	71	71	74	62	53	48	46
Tue	45	62	94	91	81	68	62	57	57	66	70	74	75	65	56	50	47
Wed	45	60	90	87	77	66	59	58	58	63	73	82	79	70	56	51	47
Thu	46	59	86	83	75	65	62	59	58	68	77	81	80	69	57	51	47
Fri	45	55	66	66	65	64	65	69	72	78	84	87	85	76	59	51	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	53	60	64	67	66	63	61	64	60	55	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	59	60	65	60	60	55	53	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	58	84	85	76	65	61	58	60	63	71	71	74	62	53	48	46
Tue	45	62	94	91	81	68	62	57	57	66	70	74	75	65	56	50	47
Wed	45	60	90	87	77	66	59	58	58	63	73	82	79	70	56	51	47
Thu	46	59	86	83	75	65	62	59	58	68	77	81	80	69	57	51	47
Fri	45	55	66	66	65	64	65	69	72	78	84	87	85	76	59	51	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	53	60	64	67	66	63	61	64	60	55	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	59	60	65	60	60	55	53	51	46