Best Time to Drive from LGB to ONT

Right now (12:05 am PST): about 50 minutes via SR-60 East and I-605 North.

Only 12% 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 LGB 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	49	53	61	64	62	61	62	62	63	69	78	83	77	67	58	53	49
Tue	49	56	69	76	70	66	65	65	66	73	81	86	84	74	61	54	48
Wed	48	55	68	75	69	64	63	64	65	70	80	85	81	70	62	54	49
Thu	49	55	65	71	67	65	65	65	67	72	81	87	83	72	61	56	49
Fri	48	53	60	62	62	63	65	67	70	80	88	85	79	70	62	55	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	56	58	60	61	60	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from LGB to ONT (via SR-60 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 88 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 48 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to ONT?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (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	53	61	64	62	61	62	62	63	69	78	83	77	67	58	53	49
Tue	49	56	69	76	70	66	65	65	66	73	81	86	84	74	61	54	48
Wed	48	55	68	75	69	64	63	64	65	70	80	85	81	70	62	54	49
Thu	49	55	65	71	67	65	65	65	67	72	81	87	83	72	61	56	49
Fri	48	53	60	62	62	63	65	67	70	80	88	85	79	70	62	55	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	56	58	60	61	60	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	61	64	62	61	62	62	63	69	78	83	77	67	58	53	49
Tue	49	56	69	76	70	66	65	65	66	73	81	86	84	74	61	54	48
Wed	48	55	68	75	69	64	63	64	65	70	80	85	81	70	62	54	49
Thu	49	55	65	71	67	65	65	65	67	72	81	87	83	72	61	56	49
Fri	48	53	60	62	62	63	65	67	70	80	88	85	79	70	62	55	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	56	58	60	61	60	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	61	64	62	61	62	62	63	69	78	83	77	67	58	53	49
Tue	49	56	69	76	70	66	65	65	66	73	81	86	84	74	61	54	48
Wed	48	55	68	75	69	64	63	64	65	70	80	85	81	70	62	54	49
Thu	49	55	65	71	67	65	65	65	67	72	81	87	83	72	61	56	49
Fri	48	53	60	62	62	63	65	67	70	80	88	85	79	70	62	55	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	56	58	60	61	60	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	49