Best Time to Drive from ONT to LGB

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 West and SR-22 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 46% 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 LGB 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	47	65	71	71	65	60	58	56	57	57	61	60	61	56	52	50	48
Tue	47	66	72	72	64	61	61	58	57	56	61	64	63	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	66	73	74	71	66	61	62	58	60	60	65	67	61	54	53	48
Thu	47	65	70	70	66	62	63	59	59	57	61	65	66	60	53	50	48
Fri	47	56	62	63	60	58	58	57	57	60	62	63	65	60	52	50	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	53	57	56	58	57	56	55	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	55	56	54	53	53	52	51	50	51	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from ONT to LGB (via SR-57 South and SR-60 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to LGB?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

LGB 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 LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	65	71	71	65	60	58	56	57	57	61	60	61	56	52	50	48
Tue	47	66	72	72	64	61	61	58	57	56	61	64	63	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	66	73	74	71	66	61	62	58	60	60	65	67	61	54	53	48
Thu	47	65	70	70	66	62	63	59	59	57	61	65	66	60	53	50	48
Fri	47	56	62	63	60	58	58	57	57	60	62	63	65	60	52	50	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	53	57	56	58	57	56	55	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	55	56	54	53	53	52	51	50	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	65	71	71	65	60	58	56	57	57	61	60	61	56	52	50	48
Tue	47	66	72	72	64	61	61	58	57	56	61	64	63	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	66	73	74	71	66	61	62	58	60	60	65	67	61	54	53	48
Thu	47	65	70	70	66	62	63	59	59	57	61	65	66	60	53	50	48
Fri	47	56	62	63	60	58	58	57	57	60	62	63	65	60	52	50	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	53	57	56	58	57	56	55	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	55	56	54	53	53	52	51	50	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	65	71	71	65	60	58	56	57	57	61	60	61	56	52	50	48
Tue	47	66	72	72	64	61	61	58	57	56	61	64	63	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	66	73	74	71	66	61	62	58	60	60	65	67	61	54	53	48
Thu	47	65	70	70	66	62	63	59	59	57	61	65	66	60	53	50	48
Fri	47	56	62	63	60	58	58	57	57	60	62	63	65	60	52	50	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	53	57	56	58	57	56	55	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	55	56	54	53	53	52	51	50	51	51	48