Best Time to Drive from ONT to SNA

Right now (6:03 am PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 West, usually 63 at this time.

Only 20% 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 SNA 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	38	59	67	66	56	50	49	47	48	48	51	50	53	46	42	41	39
Tue	38	63	71	70	57	54	53	50	49	50	51	57	57	47	42	41	39
Wed	38	64	72	70	64	55	52	50	47	49	50	51	56	50	42	41	39
Thu	38	60	65	66	58	52	53	49	50	47	50	54	55	49	42	40	39
Fri	38	51	57	55	51	51	50	50	49	52	54	54	54	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	45	50	48	50	48	47	46	46	45	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	42	47	47	45	44	44	42	42	41	41	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from ONT to SNA (via SR-57 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from ONT to SNA?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to SNA?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

SNA to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	59	67	66	56	50	49	47	48	48	51	50	53	46	42	41	39
Tue	38	63	71	70	57	54	53	50	49	50	51	57	57	47	42	41	39
Wed	38	64	72	70	64	55	52	50	47	49	50	51	56	50	42	41	39
Thu	38	60	65	66	58	52	53	49	50	47	50	54	55	49	42	40	39
Fri	38	51	57	55	51	51	50	50	49	52	54	54	54	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	45	50	48	50	48	47	46	46	45	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	42	47	47	45	44	44	42	42	41	41	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	59	67	66	56	50	49	47	48	48	51	50	53	46	42	41	39
Tue	38	63	71	70	57	54	53	50	49	50	51	57	57	47	42	41	39
Wed	38	64	72	70	64	55	52	50	47	49	50	51	56	50	42	41	39
Thu	38	60	65	66	58	52	53	49	50	47	50	54	55	49	42	40	39
Fri	38	51	57	55	51	51	50	50	49	52	54	54	54	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	45	50	48	50	48	47	46	46	45	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	42	47	47	45	44	44	42	42	41	41	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	59	67	66	56	50	49	47	48	48	51	50	53	46	42	41	39
Tue	38	63	71	70	57	54	53	50	49	50	51	57	57	47	42	41	39
Wed	38	64	72	70	64	55	52	50	47	49	50	51	56	50	42	41	39
Thu	38	60	65	66	58	52	53	49	50	47	50	54	55	49	42	40	39
Fri	38	51	57	55	51	51	50	50	49	52	54	54	54	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	45	50	48	50	48	47	46	46	45	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	40	40	41	42	47	47	45	44	44	42	42	41	41	42	40