Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Pomona

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North and SR-71 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 16% 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 San Clemente 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	51	54	58	58	56	56	56	57	57	61	65	67	64	58	55	53	52
Tue	51	54	59	58	57	56	57	56	57	61	65	66	62	57	57	55	52
Wed	51	55	60	59	57	57	57	56	57	61	65	67	65	58	56	56	52
Thu	51	54	60	58	57	56	57	57	59	62	67	67	64	58	58	55	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	67	71	70	68	64	58	56	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	59	61	62	61	58	55	55	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	59	56	55	53	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from San Clemente to Pomona (via I-5 North and SR-241 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente to central Pomona 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 San Clemente to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Pomona?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Pomona?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	51	54	58	58	56	56	56	57	57	61	65	67	64	58	55	53	52
Tue	51	54	59	58	57	56	57	56	57	61	65	66	62	57	57	55	52
Wed	51	55	60	59	57	57	57	56	57	61	65	67	65	58	56	56	52
Thu	51	54	60	58	57	56	57	57	59	62	67	67	64	58	58	55	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	67	71	70	68	64	58	56	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	59	61	62	61	58	55	55	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	59	56	55	53	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	58	58	56	56	56	57	57	61	65	67	64	58	55	53	52
Tue	51	54	59	58	57	56	57	56	57	61	65	66	62	57	57	55	52
Wed	51	55	60	59	57	57	57	56	57	61	65	67	65	58	56	56	52
Thu	51	54	60	58	57	56	57	57	59	62	67	67	64	58	58	55	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	67	71	70	68	64	58	56	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	59	61	62	61	58	55	55	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	59	56	55	53	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	58	58	56	56	56	57	57	61	65	67	64	58	55	53	52
Tue	51	54	59	58	57	56	57	56	57	61	65	66	62	57	57	55	52
Wed	51	55	60	59	57	57	57	56	57	61	65	67	65	58	56	56	52
Thu	51	54	60	58	57	56	57	57	59	62	67	67	64	58	58	55	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	57	57	59	67	71	70	68	64	58	56	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	59	61	62	61	58	55	55	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	59	56	55	53	54	52