Best Time to Drive from ONT to LAX

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via SR-60 West and I-105 West, usually 57 at this time.

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 ONT to LAX 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	53	85	89	88	79	73	73	64	61	61	62	61	61	60	57	56	55
Tue	53	87	87	82	77	72	70	64	61	60	62	63	61	59	56	55	55
Wed	54	90	84	81	80	69	68	64	61	61	60	60	62	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	85	82	78	75	69	70	64	62	62	62	62	64	61	57	56	54
Fri	53	70	71	68	66	67	66	64	62	63	65	66	66	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	57	57	57	57	60	65	62	64	63	60	59	61	58	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	56	55	56	62	62	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	56	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from ONT to LAX (via SR-60 West and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 ONT to LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to LAX?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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More drives

LAX to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Pasadena · ONT to Long Beach · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Van Nuys · ONT to Torrance · ONT to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	85	89	88	79	73	73	64	61	61	62	61	61	60	57	56	55
Tue	53	87	87	82	77	72	70	64	61	60	62	63	61	59	56	55	55
Wed	54	90	84	81	80	69	68	64	61	61	60	60	62	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	85	82	78	75	69	70	64	62	62	62	62	64	61	57	56	54
Fri	53	70	71	68	66	67	66	64	62	63	65	66	66	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	57	57	57	57	60	65	62	64	63	60	59	61	58	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	56	55	56	62	62	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	85	89	88	79	73	73	64	61	61	62	61	61	60	57	56	55
Tue	53	87	87	82	77	72	70	64	61	60	62	63	61	59	56	55	55
Wed	54	90	84	81	80	69	68	64	61	61	60	60	62	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	85	82	78	75	69	70	64	62	62	62	62	64	61	57	56	54
Fri	53	70	71	68	66	67	66	64	62	63	65	66	66	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	57	57	57	57	60	65	62	64	63	60	59	61	58	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	56	55	56	62	62	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	85	89	88	79	73	73	64	61	61	62	61	61	60	57	56	55
Tue	53	87	87	82	77	72	70	64	61	60	62	63	61	59	56	55	55
Wed	54	90	84	81	80	69	68	64	61	61	60	60	62	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	85	82	78	75	69	70	64	62	62	62	62	64	61	57	56	54
Fri	53	70	71	68	66	67	66	64	62	63	65	66	66	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	57	57	57	57	60	65	62	64	63	60	59	61	58	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	56	55	56	62	62	60	57	55	55	55	55	56	56	55