Best Time to Drive from LGB to Ontario

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 29% 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 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	45	48	53	59	56	56	56	57	58	65	77	79	77	69	57	49	46
Tue	45	49	60	67	61	58	58	59	61	72	82	85	85	74	62	51	46
Wed	45	50	60	69	62	58	58	59	61	68	81	83	82	71	61	52	46
Thu	45	49	58	65	60	59	59	59	64	75	82	84	82	71	59	52	47
Fri	45	49	55	59	58	59	62	65	71	80	90	84	80	71	67	53	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	61	59	57	52	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from LGB to Ontario (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 90 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 20 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 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 LGB to Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 45 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Ontario?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (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	45	48	53	59	56	56	56	57	58	65	77	79	77	69	57	49	46
Tue	45	49	60	67	61	58	58	59	61	72	82	85	85	74	62	51	46
Wed	45	50	60	69	62	58	58	59	61	68	81	83	82	71	61	52	46
Thu	45	49	58	65	60	59	59	59	64	75	82	84	82	71	59	52	47
Fri	45	49	55	59	58	59	62	65	71	80	90	84	80	71	67	53	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	61	59	57	52	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	53	59	56	56	56	57	58	65	77	79	77	69	57	49	46
Tue	45	49	60	67	61	58	58	59	61	72	82	85	85	74	62	51	46
Wed	45	50	60	69	62	58	58	59	61	68	81	83	82	71	61	52	46
Thu	45	49	58	65	60	59	59	59	64	75	82	84	82	71	59	52	47
Fri	45	49	55	59	58	59	62	65	71	80	90	84	80	71	67	53	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	61	59	57	52	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	53	59	56	56	56	57	58	65	77	79	77	69	57	49	46
Tue	45	49	60	67	61	58	58	59	61	72	82	85	85	74	62	51	46
Wed	45	50	60	69	62	58	58	59	61	68	81	83	82	71	61	52	46
Thu	45	49	58	65	60	59	59	59	64	75	82	84	82	71	59	52	47
Fri	45	49	55	59	58	59	62	65	71	80	90	84	80	71	67	53	47
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	61	59	57	52	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	46