Best Time to Drive from LAX to Ontario

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 68 minutes via I-10 East and I-105 East and I-605 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 23% 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.

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from LAX to Ontario (via I-10 East and I-105 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Ontario to LAX

Freeway, about 50 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from LAX to Ontario 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	50	53	58	60	59	60	61	62	66	81	102	109	99	82	64	55	51
Tue	50	55	61	64	61	60	60	62	67	86	108	116	106	88	68	56	51
Wed	51	55	62	65	62	60	60	62	69	86	108	116	106	89	71	59	51
Thu	50	54	61	64	61	60	61	63	70	91	114	118	108	90	71	59	52
Fri	50	53	57	60	60	61	65	72	85	107	126	119	105	84	68	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	60	63	67	70	71	68	62	56	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	51

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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Ontario?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (3 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (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	50	53	58	60	59	60	61	62	66	81	102	109	99	82	64	55	51
Tue	50	55	61	64	61	60	60	62	67	86	108	116	106	88	68	56	51
Wed	51	55	62	65	62	60	60	62	69	86	108	116	106	89	71	59	51
Thu	50	54	61	64	61	60	61	63	70	91	114	118	108	90	71	59	52
Fri	50	53	57	60	60	61	65	72	85	107	126	119	105	84	68	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	60	63	67	70	71	68	62	56	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	60	59	60	61	62	66	81	102	109	99	82	64	55	51
Tue	50	55	61	64	61	60	60	62	67	86	108	116	106	88	68	56	51
Wed	51	55	62	65	62	60	60	62	69	86	108	116	106	89	71	59	51
Thu	50	54	61	64	61	60	61	63	70	91	114	118	108	90	71	59	52
Fri	50	53	57	60	60	61	65	72	85	107	126	119	105	84	68	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	60	63	67	70	71	68	62	56	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	60	59	60	61	62	66	81	102	109	99	82	64	55	51
Tue	50	55	61	64	61	60	60	62	67	86	108	116	106	88	68	56	51
Wed	51	55	62	65	62	60	60	62	69	86	108	116	106	89	71	59	51
Thu	50	54	61	64	61	60	61	63	70	91	114	118	108	90	71	59	52
Fri	50	53	57	60	60	61	65	72	85	107	126	119	105	84	68	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	60	63	67	70	71	68	62	56	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	51