Best Time to Drive from ONT to LGB

Right now (9:48 am PDT): about 77 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 West and SR-22 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 16% 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	63	71	70	64	59	57	56	57	58	61	61	61	54	50	49	48
Tue	47	65	76	74	66	62	60	58	57	58	62	67	65	57	50	49	48
Wed	47	66	76	74	69	62	60	58	56	59	61	65	66	59	50	49	48
Thu	47	64	72	71	65	61	61	58	58	58	62	66	66	58	51	49	48
Fri	48	56	61	63	61	60	59	59	59	64	66	68	68	60	52	50	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	59	59	59	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	51	55	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	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 76 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (60 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to LGB?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 76 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	63	71	70	64	59	57	56	57	58	61	61	61	54	50	49	48
Tue	47	65	76	74	66	62	60	58	57	58	62	67	65	57	50	49	48
Wed	47	66	76	74	69	62	60	58	56	59	61	65	66	59	50	49	48
Thu	47	64	72	71	65	61	61	58	58	58	62	66	66	58	51	49	48
Fri	48	56	61	63	61	60	59	59	59	64	66	68	68	60	52	50	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	59	59	59	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	51	55	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	63	71	70	64	59	57	56	57	58	61	61	61	54	50	49	48
Tue	47	65	76	74	66	62	60	58	57	58	62	67	65	57	50	49	48
Wed	47	66	76	74	69	62	60	58	56	59	61	65	66	59	50	49	48
Thu	47	64	72	71	65	61	61	58	58	58	62	66	66	58	51	49	48
Fri	48	56	61	63	61	60	59	59	59	64	66	68	68	60	52	50	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	59	59	59	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	51	55	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	63	71	70	64	59	57	56	57	58	61	61	61	54	50	49	48
Tue	47	65	76	74	66	62	60	58	57	58	62	67	65	57	50	49	48
Wed	47	66	76	74	69	62	60	58	56	59	61	65	66	59	50	49	48
Thu	47	64	72	71	65	61	61	58	58	58	62	66	66	58	51	49	48
Fri	48	56	61	63	61	60	59	59	59	64	66	68	68	60	52	50	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	59	59	59	56	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	51	55	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	48