Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Ontario

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 42 minutes via I-10 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Los Angeles 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	34	35	36	39	38	39	39	40	42	50	68	75	81	69	45	38	35
Tue	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	42	53	73	85	82	73	56	41	35
Wed	34	36	37	41	38	39	39	41	44	56	81	86	83	73	57	43	35
Thu	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	44	56	75	82	83	71	56	45	36
Fri	34	35	36	40	39	40	40	44	59	67	89	74	74	61	50	42	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Los Angeles to Ontario (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Ontario?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Ontario?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.4 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	34	35	36	39	38	39	39	40	42	50	68	75	81	69	45	38	35
Tue	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	42	53	73	85	82	73	56	41	35
Wed	34	36	37	41	38	39	39	41	44	56	81	86	83	73	57	43	35
Thu	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	44	56	75	82	83	71	56	45	36
Fri	34	35	36	40	39	40	40	44	59	67	89	74	74	61	50	42	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	39	38	39	39	40	42	50	68	75	81	69	45	38	35
Tue	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	42	53	73	85	82	73	56	41	35
Wed	34	36	37	41	38	39	39	41	44	56	81	86	83	73	57	43	35
Thu	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	44	56	75	82	83	71	56	45	36
Fri	34	35	36	40	39	40	40	44	59	67	89	74	74	61	50	42	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	39	38	39	39	40	42	50	68	75	81	69	45	38	35
Tue	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	42	53	73	85	82	73	56	41	35
Wed	34	36	37	41	38	39	39	41	44	56	81	86	83	73	57	43	35
Thu	34	35	36	40	38	38	39	40	44	56	75	82	83	71	56	45	36
Fri	34	35	36	40	39	40	40	44	59	67	89	74	74	61	50	42	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	37	34