Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Pomona

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 33 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Riverside to Pomona 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	26	34	36	36	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	32	33	31	27	27	26
Tue	26	35	36	37	33	34	32	31	30	30	31	32	33	31	27	27	26
Wed	26	35	37	38	36	33	31	31	30	30	31	32	34	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	35	37	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	32	28	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	30	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	34	33	30	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	29	27	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Riverside to Pomona (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Pomona (East Mission Boulevard) 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 Riverside to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Pomona?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-60 West 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	26	34	36	36	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	32	33	31	27	27	26
Tue	26	35	36	37	33	34	32	31	30	30	31	32	33	31	27	27	26
Wed	26	35	37	38	36	33	31	31	30	30	31	32	34	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	35	37	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	32	28	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	30	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	34	33	30	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	29	27	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	36	36	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	32	33	31	27	27	26
Tue	26	35	36	37	33	34	32	31	30	30	31	32	33	31	27	27	26
Wed	26	35	37	38	36	33	31	31	30	30	31	32	34	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	35	37	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	32	28	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	30	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	34	33	30	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	29	27	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	36	36	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	32	33	31	27	27	26
Tue	26	35	36	37	33	34	32	31	30	30	31	32	33	31	27	27	26
Wed	26	35	37	38	36	33	31	31	30	30	31	32	34	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	35	37	33	32	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	32	28	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	30	30	30	30	31	32	35	35	34	33	30	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	29	27	27	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26