Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Whittier

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Whittier 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	25	49	58	49	46	39	34	34	32	30	31	31	30	29	27	27	26
Tue	25	48	61	52	44	39	35	32	32	30	30	32	34	33	31	30	28
Wed	26	47	62	55	47	41	37	34	32	30	31	31	35	42	45	44	28
Thu	25	46	59	49	44	40	34	33	32	31	32	32	36	35	31	32	28
Fri	25	35	40	36	35	36	33	33	32	33	37	33	36	41	49	48	28
Sat	26	27	27	27	28	29	32	32	35	35	31	31	31	31	28	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	31	29	28	28	29	31	36	38	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Pomona to Whittier (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 21 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 Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Whittier to Pomona (return trip) · Pomona to Los Angeles · Pomona to Santa Monica · Pomona to Pasadena · Pomona to Long Beach · Pomona to West Covina · Pomona to Burbank · Pomona to Glendale · Pomona to Santa Clarita · Pomona to Van Nuys · Pomona to Torrance · Pomona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	49	58	49	46	39	34	34	32	30	31	31	30	29	27	27	26
Tue	25	48	61	52	44	39	35	32	32	30	30	32	34	33	31	30	28
Wed	26	47	62	55	47	41	37	34	32	30	31	31	35	42	45	44	28
Thu	25	46	59	49	44	40	34	33	32	31	32	32	36	35	31	32	28
Fri	25	35	40	36	35	36	33	33	32	33	37	33	36	41	49	48	28
Sat	26	27	27	27	28	29	32	32	35	35	31	31	31	31	28	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	31	29	28	28	29	31	36	38	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	49	58	49	46	39	34	34	32	30	31	31	30	29	27	27	26
Tue	25	48	61	52	44	39	35	32	32	30	30	32	34	33	31	30	28
Wed	26	47	62	55	47	41	37	34	32	30	31	31	35	42	45	44	28
Thu	25	46	59	49	44	40	34	33	32	31	32	32	36	35	31	32	28
Fri	25	35	40	36	35	36	33	33	32	33	37	33	36	41	49	48	28
Sat	26	27	27	27	28	29	32	32	35	35	31	31	31	31	28	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	31	29	28	28	29	31	36	38	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	49	58	49	46	39	34	34	32	30	31	31	30	29	27	27	26
Tue	25	48	61	52	44	39	35	32	32	30	30	32	34	33	31	30	28
Wed	26	47	62	55	47	41	37	34	32	30	31	31	35	42	45	44	28
Thu	25	46	59	49	44	40	34	33	32	31	32	32	36	35	31	32	28
Fri	25	35	40	36	35	36	33	33	32	33	37	33	36	41	49	48	28
Sat	26	27	27	27	28	29	32	32	35	35	31	31	31	31	28	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	31	29	28	28	29	31	36	38	31