Best Time to Drive from LAX to ONT

Right now (2:33 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via SR-60 East and I-105 East, usually 86 at this time.

Only 13% 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	54	60	78	80	79	73	75	77	77	97	106	111	101	85	69	59	54
Tue	53	62	91	96	94	86	79	74	78	98	113	121	116	101	81	61	53
Wed	53	62	86	93	89	83	74	73	76	92	103	112	105	91	77	62	54
Thu	54	62	85	91	89	81	77	80	86	105	116	125	118	100	82	67	54
Fri	53	59	73	74	74	79	86	94	99	116	124	123	111	98	81	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	63	73	82	88	91	91	75	64	58	54
Sun	54	53	54	55	55	56	56	58	58	59	58	57	57	58	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 125 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (91 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 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to ONT?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 125 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	60	78	80	79	73	75	77	77	97	106	111	101	85	69	59	54
Tue	53	62	91	96	94	86	79	74	78	98	113	121	116	101	81	61	53
Wed	53	62	86	93	89	83	74	73	76	92	103	112	105	91	77	62	54
Thu	54	62	85	91	89	81	77	80	86	105	116	125	118	100	82	67	54
Fri	53	59	73	74	74	79	86	94	99	116	124	123	111	98	81	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	63	73	82	88	91	91	75	64	58	54
Sun	54	53	54	55	55	56	56	58	58	59	58	57	57	58	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	60	78	80	79	73	75	77	77	97	106	111	101	85	69	59	54
Tue	53	62	91	96	94	86	79	74	78	98	113	121	116	101	81	61	53
Wed	53	62	86	93	89	83	74	73	76	92	103	112	105	91	77	62	54
Thu	54	62	85	91	89	81	77	80	86	105	116	125	118	100	82	67	54
Fri	53	59	73	74	74	79	86	94	99	116	124	123	111	98	81	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	63	73	82	88	91	91	75	64	58	54
Sun	54	53	54	55	55	56	56	58	58	59	58	57	57	58	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	60	78	80	79	73	75	77	77	97	106	111	101	85	69	59	54
Tue	53	62	91	96	94	86	79	74	78	98	113	121	116	101	81	61	53
Wed	53	62	86	93	89	83	74	73	76	92	103	112	105	91	77	62	54
Thu	54	62	85	91	89	81	77	80	86	105	116	125	118	100	82	67	54
Fri	53	59	73	74	74	79	86	94	99	116	124	123	111	98	81	64	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	63	73	82	88	91	91	75	64	58	54
Sun	54	53	54	55	55	56	56	58	58	59	58	57	57	58	58	58	54