Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Pomona

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 52% 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	29	33	35	35	33	31	31	30	30	30	34	33	34	32	27	27	26
Tue	26	34	35	36	32	33	33	30	29	29	31	33	34	31	27	27	26
Wed	28	34	38	38	37	34	52	41	30	31	31	33	35	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	34	37	33	32	31	31	30	30	33	35	37	33	29	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	36	35	35	32	29	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	27	26	26
Sun	26	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	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 52 minutes, when leaving around 11 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 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 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 12 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 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Pomona?

Leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	35	35	33	31	31	30	30	30	34	33	34	32	27	27	26
Tue	26	34	35	36	32	33	33	30	29	29	31	33	34	31	27	27	26
Wed	28	34	38	38	37	34	52	41	30	31	31	33	35	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	34	37	33	32	31	31	30	30	33	35	37	33	29	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	36	35	35	32	29	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	27	26	26
Sun	26	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	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	29	33	35	35	33	31	31	30	30	30	34	33	34	32	27	27	26
Tue	26	34	35	36	32	33	33	30	29	29	31	33	34	31	27	27	26
Wed	28	34	38	38	37	34	52	41	30	31	31	33	35	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	34	37	33	32	31	31	30	30	33	35	37	33	29	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	36	35	35	32	29	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	27	26	26
Sun	26	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	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	29	33	35	35	33	31	31	30	30	30	34	33	34	32	27	27	26
Tue	26	34	35	36	32	33	33	30	29	29	31	33	34	31	27	27	26
Wed	28	34	38	38	37	34	52	41	30	31	31	33	35	31	28	27	26
Thu	27	33	34	37	33	32	31	31	30	30	33	35	37	33	29	27	26
Fri	26	29	30	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	36	35	35	32	29	27	26
Sat	25	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	27	26	26
Sun	26	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26