Best Time to Drive from ONT to Santa Monica

Right now (12:53 am PST): about 52 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West.

Only 11% 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 Santa Monica 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	126	126	122	108	100	89	71	64	62	64	60	59	58	56	55	56
Tue	52	129	118	108	102	92	86	71	65	63	68	65	62	58	54	55	54
Wed	57	127	108	107	101	85	81	70	66	65	61	59	61	61	55	55	54
Thu	57	124	104	99	92	90	82	72	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	55	53
Fri	53	99	93	81	82	87	78	72	69	66	70	70	69	66	59	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	62	77	79	79	80	74	68	66	66	59	55	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	54	55	61	73	73	65	59	57	55	55	54	55	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from ONT to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 downtown Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from ONT to Santa Monica?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	126	126	122	108	100	89	71	64	62	64	60	59	58	56	55	56
Tue	52	129	118	108	102	92	86	71	65	63	68	65	62	58	54	55	54
Wed	57	127	108	107	101	85	81	70	66	65	61	59	61	61	55	55	54
Thu	57	124	104	99	92	90	82	72	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	55	53
Fri	53	99	93	81	82	87	78	72	69	66	70	70	69	66	59	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	62	77	79	79	80	74	68	66	66	59	55	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	54	55	61	73	73	65	59	57	55	55	54	55	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	126	126	122	108	100	89	71	64	62	64	60	59	58	56	55	56
Tue	52	129	118	108	102	92	86	71	65	63	68	65	62	58	54	55	54
Wed	57	127	108	107	101	85	81	70	66	65	61	59	61	61	55	55	54
Thu	57	124	104	99	92	90	82	72	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	55	53
Fri	53	99	93	81	82	87	78	72	69	66	70	70	69	66	59	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	62	77	79	79	80	74	68	66	66	59	55	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	54	55	61	73	73	65	59	57	55	55	54	55	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	126	126	122	108	100	89	71	64	62	64	60	59	58	56	55	56
Tue	52	129	118	108	102	92	86	71	65	63	68	65	62	58	54	55	54
Wed	57	127	108	107	101	85	81	70	66	65	61	59	61	61	55	55	54
Thu	57	124	104	99	92	90	82	72	68	64	62	61	63	60	55	55	53
Fri	53	99	93	81	82	87	78	72	69	66	70	70	69	66	59	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	62	77	79	79	80	74	68	66	66	59	55	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	54	55	61	73	73	65	59	57	55	55	54	55	55	52