Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from ONT to Los Angeles
Right now (3:48 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-10 West, usually 47 at this time.
Only 32% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 39 | 60 | 72 | 63 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 |
| Tue | 39 | 62 | 74 | 69 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 42 |
| Wed | 40 | 62 | 75 | 71 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 41 |
| Thu | 40 | 60 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 42 |
| Fri | 40 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 65 | 58 | 41 |
| Sat | 40 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 41 |
| Sun | 41 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 42 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 42-mile drive from ONT to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).
About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 13 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 LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from ONT to Los Angeles?
The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from ONT to Los Angeles?
Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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