Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Ontario

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via SR-60 East and I-605 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Norwalk 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	35	37	45	46	46	47	48	47	48	51	63	66	63	54	44	40	36
Tue	35	38	45	54	53	49	48	47	48	53	62	64	65	58	47	40	36
Wed	35	38	46	53	51	48	47	46	47	51	63	63	66	54	47	41	36
Thu	35	38	45	50	48	50	48	48	49	53	65	67	68	60	47	43	36
Fri	35	38	44	45	45	46	48	49	52	59	68	67	60	51	47	40	36
Sat	35	37	37	38	39	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	47	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Norwalk to Ontario (via SR-60 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Ontario 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 Norwalk to Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Ontario?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 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 (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	35	37	45	46	46	47	48	47	48	51	63	66	63	54	44	40	36
Tue	35	38	45	54	53	49	48	47	48	53	62	64	65	58	47	40	36
Wed	35	38	46	53	51	48	47	46	47	51	63	63	66	54	47	41	36
Thu	35	38	45	50	48	50	48	48	49	53	65	67	68	60	47	43	36
Fri	35	38	44	45	45	46	48	49	52	59	68	67	60	51	47	40	36
Sat	35	37	37	38	39	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	47	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	45	46	46	47	48	47	48	51	63	66	63	54	44	40	36
Tue	35	38	45	54	53	49	48	47	48	53	62	64	65	58	47	40	36
Wed	35	38	46	53	51	48	47	46	47	51	63	63	66	54	47	41	36
Thu	35	38	45	50	48	50	48	48	49	53	65	67	68	60	47	43	36
Fri	35	38	44	45	45	46	48	49	52	59	68	67	60	51	47	40	36
Sat	35	37	37	38	39	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	47	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	45	46	46	47	48	47	48	51	63	66	63	54	44	40	36
Tue	35	38	45	54	53	49	48	47	48	53	62	64	65	58	47	40	36
Wed	35	38	46	53	51	48	47	46	47	51	63	63	66	54	47	41	36
Thu	35	38	45	50	48	50	48	48	49	53	65	67	68	60	47	43	36
Fri	35	38	44	45	45	46	48	49	52	59	68	67	60	51	47	40	36
Sat	35	37	37	38	39	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	47	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	38	36