Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Pomona

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Whittier 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	29	31	36	34	34	34	34	35	41	54	56	57	51	39	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	34	34	33	34	37	44	55	58	58	52	44	33	27
Wed	27	29	31	38	34	33	33	34	36	42	57	59	56	50	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	50	58	58	58	50	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	35	39	47	54	62	59	56	51	47	38	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	33	34	37	40	40	38	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	29	30	29	29	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Whittier to Pomona (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier to Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 27 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Pomona?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Pomona to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	36	34	34	34	34	35	41	54	56	57	51	39	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	34	34	33	34	37	44	55	58	58	52	44	33	27
Wed	27	29	31	38	34	33	33	34	36	42	57	59	56	50	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	50	58	58	58	50	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	35	39	47	54	62	59	56	51	47	38	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	33	34	37	40	40	38	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	29	30	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	36	34	34	34	34	35	41	54	56	57	51	39	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	34	34	33	34	37	44	55	58	58	52	44	33	27
Wed	27	29	31	38	34	33	33	34	36	42	57	59	56	50	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	50	58	58	58	50	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	35	39	47	54	62	59	56	51	47	38	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	33	34	37	40	40	38	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	29	30	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	36	34	34	34	34	35	41	54	56	57	51	39	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	34	34	33	34	37	44	55	58	58	52	44	33	27
Wed	27	29	31	38	34	33	33	34	36	42	57	59	56	50	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	50	58	58	58	50	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	35	39	47	54	62	59	56	51	47	38	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	33	34	37	40	40	38	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	29	30	29	29	28