Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Pomona

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Santa Ana 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	27	33	34	36	35	32	31	30	30	31	33	36	38	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	35	36	34	32	32	31	31	31	34	39	43	40	31	28	27
Wed	27	32	35	37	37	33	33	31	31	31	34	38	43	38	31	28	27
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	35	33	32	31	32	34	39	43	37	30	28	27
Fri	27	30	32	33	33	32	32	31	32	33	38	40	40	35	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Santa Ana to Pomona (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Santa Ana to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Pomona?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Pomona?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1 mile)

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	27	33	34	36	35	32	31	30	30	31	33	36	38	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	35	36	34	32	32	31	31	31	34	39	43	40	31	28	27
Wed	27	32	35	37	37	33	33	31	31	31	34	38	43	38	31	28	27
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	35	33	32	31	32	34	39	43	37	30	28	27
Fri	27	30	32	33	33	32	32	31	32	33	38	40	40	35	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	34	36	35	32	31	30	30	31	33	36	38	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	35	36	34	32	32	31	31	31	34	39	43	40	31	28	27
Wed	27	32	35	37	37	33	33	31	31	31	34	38	43	38	31	28	27
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	35	33	32	31	32	34	39	43	37	30	28	27
Fri	27	30	32	33	33	32	32	31	32	33	38	40	40	35	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	34	36	35	32	31	30	30	31	33	36	38	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	35	36	34	32	32	31	31	31	34	39	43	40	31	28	27
Wed	27	32	35	37	37	33	33	31	31	31	34	38	43	38	31	28	27
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	35	33	32	31	32	34	39	43	37	30	28	27
Fri	27	30	32	33	33	32	32	31	32	33	38	40	40	35	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	30	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	27