Best Time to Drive from LAX to Ontario

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via I-10 East and I-105 East and I-605 North, usually 127 at this time.

Only 21% 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	54	73	77	75	70	70	73	73	95	109	112	104	86	68	55	51
Tue	50	56	85	91	88	79	73	68	75	100	118	126	121	104	82	58	51
Wed	50	57	80	88	82	77	70	70	74	95	108	114	106	93	77	59	51
Thu	50	57	81	87	84	75	71	75	86	108	119	124	118	99	81	62	52
Fri	50	54	69	72	71	75	85	94	102	121	127	123	112	97	80	61	52
Sat	50	51	53	53	54	57	59	64	74	83	90	92	90	73	62	57	53
Sun	50	51	51	52	51	52	53	55	57	57	58	55	55	55	54	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 127 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (92 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 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Ontario?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 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)

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	49	54	73	77	75	70	70	73	73	95	109	112	104	86	68	55	51
Tue	50	56	85	91	88	79	73	68	75	100	118	126	121	104	82	58	51
Wed	50	57	80	88	82	77	70	70	74	95	108	114	106	93	77	59	51
Thu	50	57	81	87	84	75	71	75	86	108	119	124	118	99	81	62	52
Fri	50	54	69	72	71	75	85	94	102	121	127	123	112	97	80	61	52
Sat	50	51	53	53	54	57	59	64	74	83	90	92	90	73	62	57	53
Sun	50	51	51	52	51	52	53	55	57	57	58	55	55	55	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	73	77	75	70	70	73	73	95	109	112	104	86	68	55	51
Tue	50	56	85	91	88	79	73	68	75	100	118	126	121	104	82	58	51
Wed	50	57	80	88	82	77	70	70	74	95	108	114	106	93	77	59	51
Thu	50	57	81	87	84	75	71	75	86	108	119	124	118	99	81	62	52
Fri	50	54	69	72	71	75	85	94	102	121	127	123	112	97	80	61	52
Sat	50	51	53	53	54	57	59	64	74	83	90	92	90	73	62	57	53
Sun	50	51	51	52	51	52	53	55	57	57	58	55	55	55	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	73	77	75	70	70	73	73	95	109	112	104	86	68	55	51
Tue	50	56	85	91	88	79	73	68	75	100	118	126	121	104	82	58	51
Wed	50	57	80	88	82	77	70	70	74	95	108	114	106	93	77	59	51
Thu	50	57	81	87	84	75	71	75	86	108	119	124	118	99	81	62	52
Fri	50	54	69	72	71	75	85	94	102	121	127	123	112	97	80	61	52
Sat	50	51	53	53	54	57	59	64	74	83	90	92	90	73	62	57	53
Sun	50	51	51	52	51	52	53	55	57	57	58	55	55	55	54	55	51