Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Pomona

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-60 East and I-710 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 2% 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 South Gate 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	37	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	37	36
Tue	37	44	44	42	44	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	37	37	38	36
Wed	37	44	45	43	45	44	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	37	37	37	36
Thu	37	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Fri	37	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Sat	36	37	36	37	38	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from South Gate to Pomona (via SR-60 East and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Pomona?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 36 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Pomona?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	37	36
Tue	37	44	44	42	44	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	37	37	38	36
Wed	37	44	45	43	45	44	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	37	37	37	36
Thu	37	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Fri	37	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Sat	36	37	36	37	38	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	37	36
Tue	37	44	44	42	44	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	37	37	38	36
Wed	37	44	45	43	45	44	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	37	37	37	36
Thu	37	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Fri	37	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Sat	36	37	36	37	38	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	37	36
Tue	37	44	44	42	44	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	37	37	38	36
Wed	37	44	45	43	45	44	44	43	41	41	39	39	39	37	37	37	36
Thu	37	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Fri	37	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40	37	37	37	36
Sat	36	37	36	37	38	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	36