Best Time to Drive from LAX to Ontario

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-10 East and I-105 East and I-605 North, usually 58 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.

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	49	52	63	70	66	66	67	67	72	87	106	111	103	87	68	56	51
Tue	49	54	64	76	69	66	67	69	73	93	108	113	111	96	74	58	50
Wed	49	54	65	75	70	65	66	67	70	86	108	112	105	89	73	60	51
Thu	49	54	64	72	68	66	68	69	78	96	105	109	104	86	69	58	51
Fri	50	54	64	67	65	67	71	76	85	101	114	106	94	82	76	63	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	65	68	72	71	66	59	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	51

About this drive

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 49 minutes and up to 114 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 central Ontario (Holt 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 LAX to Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Ontario?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	63	70	66	66	67	67	72	87	106	111	103	87	68	56	51
Tue	49	54	64	76	69	66	67	69	73	93	108	113	111	96	74	58	50
Wed	49	54	65	75	70	65	66	67	70	86	108	112	105	89	73	60	51
Thu	49	54	64	72	68	66	68	69	78	96	105	109	104	86	69	58	51
Fri	50	54	64	67	65	67	71	76	85	101	114	106	94	82	76	63	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	65	68	72	71	66	59	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	63	70	66	66	67	67	72	87	106	111	103	87	68	56	51
Tue	49	54	64	76	69	66	67	69	73	93	108	113	111	96	74	58	50
Wed	49	54	65	75	70	65	66	67	70	86	108	112	105	89	73	60	51
Thu	49	54	64	72	68	66	68	69	78	96	105	109	104	86	69	58	51
Fri	50	54	64	67	65	67	71	76	85	101	114	106	94	82	76	63	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	65	68	72	71	66	59	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	63	70	66	66	67	67	72	87	106	111	103	87	68	56	51
Tue	49	54	64	76	69	66	67	69	73	93	108	113	111	96	74	58	50
Wed	49	54	65	75	70	65	66	67	70	86	108	112	105	89	73	60	51
Thu	49	54	64	72	68	66	68	69	78	96	105	109	104	86	69	58	51
Fri	50	54	64	67	65	67	71	76	85	101	114	106	94	82	76	63	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	61	65	68	72	71	66	59	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	51