Best Time to Drive from ONT to Long Beach

Right now (2:51 pm PST): about 65 minutes via SR-60 West and I-605 South, usually 68 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 Long Beach 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	49	86	92	88	78	71	72	63	59	61	64	59	60	59	53	52	51
Tue	51	109	110	97	84	78	74	66	63	63	69	73	71	65	53	52	51
Wed	51	113	106	94	87	72	72	66	63	66	68	72	75	69	57	52	51
Thu	51	103	102	92	83	73	74	66	64	67	69	73	76	67	56	53	51
Fri	50	74	78	71	69	70	71	68	68	72	78	80	80	72	59	53	51
Sat	51	55	55	55	55	59	65	63	67	68	68	70	70	63	57	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	54	60	62	59	58	57	57	55	54	55	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from ONT to Long Beach (via SR-60 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 50 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 Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) to downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from ONT to Long Beach?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Long Beach?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	86	92	88	78	71	72	63	59	61	64	59	60	59	53	52	51
Tue	51	109	110	97	84	78	74	66	63	63	69	73	71	65	53	52	51
Wed	51	113	106	94	87	72	72	66	63	66	68	72	75	69	57	52	51
Thu	51	103	102	92	83	73	74	66	64	67	69	73	76	67	56	53	51
Fri	50	74	78	71	69	70	71	68	68	72	78	80	80	72	59	53	51
Sat	51	55	55	55	55	59	65	63	67	68	68	70	70	63	57	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	54	60	62	59	58	57	57	55	54	55	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	86	92	88	78	71	72	63	59	61	64	59	60	59	53	52	51
Tue	51	109	110	97	84	78	74	66	63	63	69	73	71	65	53	52	51
Wed	51	113	106	94	87	72	72	66	63	66	68	72	75	69	57	52	51
Thu	51	103	102	92	83	73	74	66	64	67	69	73	76	67	56	53	51
Fri	50	74	78	71	69	70	71	68	68	72	78	80	80	72	59	53	51
Sat	51	55	55	55	55	59	65	63	67	68	68	70	70	63	57	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	54	60	62	59	58	57	57	55	54	55	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	86	92	88	78	71	72	63	59	61	64	59	60	59	53	52	51
Tue	51	109	110	97	84	78	74	66	63	63	69	73	71	65	53	52	51
Wed	51	113	106	94	87	72	72	66	63	66	68	72	75	69	57	52	51
Thu	51	103	102	92	83	73	74	66	64	67	69	73	76	67	56	53	51
Fri	50	74	78	71	69	70	71	68	68	72	78	80	80	72	59	53	51
Sat	51	55	55	55	55	59	65	63	67	68	68	70	70	63	57	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	54	60	62	59	58	57	57	55	54	55	54	51