Best Time to Drive from SNA to Pomona

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 35 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 SNA 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	31	37	38	41	39	36	37	36	36	42	47	49	50	45	34	33	32
Tue	31	36	38	41	39	39	38	37	39	42	48	56	52	47	37	33	32
Wed	31	36	38	41	40	38	38	38	41	44	47	52	59	53	42	35	32
Thu	31	36	38	40	39	39	38	37	37	43	48	53	55	44	41	34	32
Fri	31	34	36	36	37	37	37	39	41	45	51	53	55	41	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	31	32	32	31	32	32	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from SNA to Pomona (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 28 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Pomona?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pomona to SNA (return trip) · SNA to Los Angeles · SNA to Santa Monica · SNA to Pasadena · SNA to Long Beach · SNA to West Covina · SNA to Burbank · SNA to Glendale · SNA to Santa Clarita · SNA to Van Nuys · SNA to Torrance · SNA to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	38	41	39	36	37	36	36	42	47	49	50	45	34	33	32
Tue	31	36	38	41	39	39	38	37	39	42	48	56	52	47	37	33	32
Wed	31	36	38	41	40	38	38	38	41	44	47	52	59	53	42	35	32
Thu	31	36	38	40	39	39	38	37	37	43	48	53	55	44	41	34	32
Fri	31	34	36	36	37	37	37	39	41	45	51	53	55	41	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	31	32	32	31	32	32	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	38	41	39	36	37	36	36	42	47	49	50	45	34	33	32
Tue	31	36	38	41	39	39	38	37	39	42	48	56	52	47	37	33	32
Wed	31	36	38	41	40	38	38	38	41	44	47	52	59	53	42	35	32
Thu	31	36	38	40	39	39	38	37	37	43	48	53	55	44	41	34	32
Fri	31	34	36	36	37	37	37	39	41	45	51	53	55	41	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	31	32	32	31	32	32	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	38	41	39	36	37	36	36	42	47	49	50	45	34	33	32
Tue	31	36	38	41	39	39	38	37	39	42	48	56	52	47	37	33	32
Wed	31	36	38	41	40	38	38	38	41	44	47	52	59	53	42	35	32
Thu	31	36	38	40	39	39	38	37	37	43	48	53	55	44	41	34	32
Fri	31	34	36	36	37	37	37	39	41	45	51	53	55	41	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	31	32	32	31	32	32	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31