Best Time to Drive from ONT to Long Beach

Right now (3:48 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via SR-60 West and I-605 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 14% 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	54	121	118	118	102	88	88	70	63	61	63	59	58	57	55	54	56
Tue	50	120	110	99	91	87	86	69	63	61	68	65	62	57	54	54	53
Wed	57	121	104	104	100	87	83	70	64	65	60	59	61	59	54	54	52
Thu	56	119	101	102	96	92	82	73	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	54	52
Fri	52	94	91	81	80	86	78	70	65	65	67	68	66	61	56	53	52
Sat	53	58	58	58	62	80	85	86	83	75	69	66	63	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	54	54	62	84	82	67	60	54	53	53	53	54	55	52

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 50 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (89 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 11 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Long Beach?

Leaving around 6 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 121 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)

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

More drives

Long Beach to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Pasadena · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Van Nuys · ONT to Torrance · ONT to LAX · 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	54	121	118	118	102	88	88	70	63	61	63	59	58	57	55	54	56
Tue	50	120	110	99	91	87	86	69	63	61	68	65	62	57	54	54	53
Wed	57	121	104	104	100	87	83	70	64	65	60	59	61	59	54	54	52
Thu	56	119	101	102	96	92	82	73	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	54	52
Fri	52	94	91	81	80	86	78	70	65	65	67	68	66	61	56	53	52
Sat	53	58	58	58	62	80	85	86	83	75	69	66	63	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	54	54	62	84	82	67	60	54	53	53	53	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	121	118	118	102	88	88	70	63	61	63	59	58	57	55	54	56
Tue	50	120	110	99	91	87	86	69	63	61	68	65	62	57	54	54	53
Wed	57	121	104	104	100	87	83	70	64	65	60	59	61	59	54	54	52
Thu	56	119	101	102	96	92	82	73	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	54	52
Fri	52	94	91	81	80	86	78	70	65	65	67	68	66	61	56	53	52
Sat	53	58	58	58	62	80	85	86	83	75	69	66	63	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	54	54	62	84	82	67	60	54	53	53	53	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	121	118	118	102	88	88	70	63	61	63	59	58	57	55	54	56
Tue	50	120	110	99	91	87	86	69	63	61	68	65	62	57	54	54	53
Wed	57	121	104	104	100	87	83	70	64	65	60	59	61	59	54	54	52
Thu	56	119	101	102	96	92	82	73	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	54	52
Fri	52	94	91	81	80	86	78	70	65	65	67	68	66	61	56	53	52
Sat	53	58	58	58	62	80	85	86	83	75	69	66	63	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	54	54	62	84	82	67	60	54	53	53	53	54	55	52