Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Pomona

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North and SR-71 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	45	48	52	52	50	50	50	50	50	53	58	59	57	51	50	48	46
Tue	45	49	53	51	51	50	50	50	51	54	59	60	57	52	51	49	46
Wed	45	49	54	52	50	50	50	50	50	54	58	60	60	52	50	50	47
Thu	46	48	53	51	50	50	50	50	51	54	59	59	59	52	51	49	46
Fri	45	47	48	49	50	50	51	52	57	61	62	60	58	53	51	50	46
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	53	53	51	50	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	48	47	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Pomona (via I-5 North and SR-241 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Pomona?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Pomona?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (14 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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	45	49	53	51	51	50	50	50	51	54	59	60	57	52	51	49	46
Wed	45	49	54	52	50	50	50	50	50	54	58	60	60	52	50	50	47
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