Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Pomona

Right now (4:04 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 28% 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	26	28	31	35	34	34	34	35	35	40	54	55	55	50	37	29	27
Tue	27	29	31	37	33	33	34	34	36	44	55	56	57	51	43	32	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	35	34	34	34	38	44	56	58	56	49	41	31	28
Thu	26	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	56	56	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	36	41	50	55	62	59	57	49	43	33	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	32	34	36	38	42	39	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	30	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 26 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 (42 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 26 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 26 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	26	28	31	35	34	34	34	35	35	40	54	55	55	50	37	29	27
Tue	27	29	31	37	33	33	34	34	36	44	55	56	57	51	43	32	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	35	34	34	34	38	44	56	58	56	49	41	31	28
Thu	26	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	56	56	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	36	41	50	55	62	59	57	49	43	33	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	32	34	36	38	42	39	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	31	35	34	34	34	35	35	40	54	55	55	50	37	29	27
Tue	27	29	31	37	33	33	34	34	36	44	55	56	57	51	43	32	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	35	34	34	34	38	44	56	58	56	49	41	31	28
Thu	26	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	56	56	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	36	41	50	55	62	59	57	49	43	33	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	32	34	36	38	42	39	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	31	35	34	34	34	35	35	40	54	55	55	50	37	29	27
Tue	27	29	31	37	33	33	34	34	36	44	55	56	57	51	43	32	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	35	34	34	34	38	44	56	58	56	49	41	31	28
Thu	26	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	56	56	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	34	36	41	50	55	62	59	57	49	43	33	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	32	34	36	38	42	39	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	30	28