Best Time to Drive from LAX to ONT

Right now (12:05 am PST): about 54 minutes via SR-60 East and I-105 East.

Only 9% 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 LAX to ONT 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	53	59	69	74	71	71	73	72	76	87	102	110	100	86	68	60	54
Tue	53	61	73	83	77	74	74	75	78	92	104	111	107	93	73	61	53
Wed	53	60	73	81	77	71	71	72	74	86	103	111	104	87	73	63	54
Thu	53	59	70	77	74	73	73	75	79	91	101	109	104	87	70	63	54
Fri	53	58	69	70	69	71	74	76	84	96	108	105	93	81	71	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	56	58	58	60	60	62	65	68	71	70	67	61	57	53
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	58	57	57	58	57	58	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from LAX to ONT (via SR-60 East and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 LAX to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from LAX to ONT?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to ONT?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	69	74	71	71	73	72	76	87	102	110	100	86	68	60	54
Tue	53	61	73	83	77	74	74	75	78	92	104	111	107	93	73	61	53
Wed	53	60	73	81	77	71	71	72	74	86	103	111	104	87	73	63	54
Thu	53	59	70	77	74	73	73	75	79	91	101	109	104	87	70	63	54
Fri	53	58	69	70	69	71	74	76	84	96	108	105	93	81	71	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	56	58	58	60	60	62	65	68	71	70	67	61	57	53
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	58	57	57	58	57	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	69	74	71	71	73	72	76	87	102	110	100	86	68	60	54
Tue	53	61	73	83	77	74	74	75	78	92	104	111	107	93	73	61	53
Wed	53	60	73	81	77	71	71	72	74	86	103	111	104	87	73	63	54
Thu	53	59	70	77	74	73	73	75	79	91	101	109	104	87	70	63	54
Fri	53	58	69	70	69	71	74	76	84	96	108	105	93	81	71	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	56	58	58	60	60	62	65	68	71	70	67	61	57	53
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	58	57	57	58	57	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	69	74	71	71	73	72	76	87	102	110	100	86	68	60	54
Tue	53	61	73	83	77	74	74	75	78	92	104	111	107	93	73	61	53
Wed	53	60	73	81	77	71	71	72	74	86	103	111	104	87	73	63	54
Thu	53	59	70	77	74	73	73	75	79	91	101	109	104	87	70	63	54
Fri	53	58	69	70	69	71	74	76	84	96	108	105	93	81	71	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	56	58	58	60	60	62	65	68	71	70	67	61	57	53
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	58	57	57	58	57	58	58	54