Best Time to Drive from ONT to Santa Monica

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West, usually 54 at this time.

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	56	127	124	123	105	92	90	72	64	62	64	60	58	57	56	55	57
Tue	52	126	114	103	94	90	88	71	65	62	69	66	63	58	55	55	54
Wed	59	126	108	110	102	91	86	72	66	66	61	60	61	60	55	55	53
Thu	59	124	105	107	100	96	85	75	70	65	63	61	63	60	56	55	53
Fri	54	98	94	83	83	89	80	71	67	66	68	69	67	62	57	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	63	84	84	82	81	74	69	66	65	57	54	54	52
Sun	53	52	53	55	55	65	88	84	68	61	55	54	54	54	55	56	53

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 127 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (89 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 8 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 127 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 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 6 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 127 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)

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

More drives

Santa Monica to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · 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 · 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	56	127	124	123	105	92	90	72	64	62	64	60	58	57	56	55	57
Tue	52	126	114	103	94	90	88	71	65	62	69	66	63	58	55	55	54
Wed	59	126	108	110	102	91	86	72	66	66	61	60	61	60	55	55	53
Thu	59	124	105	107	100	96	85	75	70	65	63	61	63	60	56	55	53
Fri	54	98	94	83	83	89	80	71	67	66	68	69	67	62	57	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	63	84	84	82	81	74	69	66	65	57	54	54	52
Sun	53	52	53	55	55	65	88	84	68	61	55	54	54	54	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	127	124	123	105	92	90	72	64	62	64	60	58	57	56	55	57
Tue	52	126	114	103	94	90	88	71	65	62	69	66	63	58	55	55	54
Wed	59	126	108	110	102	91	86	72	66	66	61	60	61	60	55	55	53
Thu	59	124	105	107	100	96	85	75	70	65	63	61	63	60	56	55	53
Fri	54	98	94	83	83	89	80	71	67	66	68	69	67	62	57	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	63	84	84	82	81	74	69	66	65	57	54	54	52
Sun	53	52	53	55	55	65	88	84	68	61	55	54	54	54	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	127	124	123	105	92	90	72	64	62	64	60	58	57	56	55	57
Tue	52	126	114	103	94	90	88	71	65	62	69	66	63	58	55	55	54
Wed	59	126	108	110	102	91	86	72	66	66	61	60	61	60	55	55	53
Thu	59	124	105	107	100	96	85	75	70	65	63	61	63	60	56	55	53
Fri	54	98	94	83	83	89	80	71	67	66	68	69	67	62	57	54	53
Sat	53	59	59	59	63	84	84	82	81	74	69	66	65	57	54	54	52
Sun	53	52	53	55	55	65	88	84	68	61	55	54	54	54	55	56	53