Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Carson

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 54 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-57 South and SR-60 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Ontario to Carson 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	46	63	75	73	68	62	60	58	56	56	62	61	62	57	51	49	48
Tue	48	73	85	82	72	66	64	61	59	59	65	67	67	60	51	49	48
Wed	48	73	85	80	74	66	62	61	58	61	65	68	70	63	53	50	48
Thu	48	70	82	77	71	64	65	61	60	61	67	69	69	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	63	71	67	63	61	62	61	62	66	70	72	72	64	55	50	48
Sat	48	50	51	50	51	53	58	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Ontario to Carson (via SR-91 West and SR-57 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 86 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 49 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 central Ontario to central Carson 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 Ontario to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ontario to Carson?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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

More drives

Carson to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario 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	46	63	75	73	68	62	60	58	56	56	62	61	62	57	51	49	48
Tue	48	73	85	82	72	66	64	61	59	59	65	67	67	60	51	49	48
Wed	48	73	85	80	74	66	62	61	58	61	65	68	70	63	53	50	48
Thu	48	70	82	77	71	64	65	61	60	61	67	69	69	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	63	71	67	63	61	62	61	62	66	70	72	72	64	55	50	48
Sat	48	50	51	50	51	53	58	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	63	75	73	68	62	60	58	56	56	62	61	62	57	51	49	48
Tue	48	73	85	82	72	66	64	61	59	59	65	67	67	60	51	49	48
Wed	48	73	85	80	74	66	62	61	58	61	65	68	70	63	53	50	48
Thu	48	70	82	77	71	64	65	61	60	61	67	69	69	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	63	71	67	63	61	62	61	62	66	70	72	72	64	55	50	48
Sat	48	50	51	50	51	53	58	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	63	75	73	68	62	60	58	56	56	62	61	62	57	51	49	48
Tue	48	73	85	82	72	66	64	61	59	59	65	67	67	60	51	49	48
Wed	48	73	85	80	74	66	62	61	58	61	65	68	70	63	53	50	48
Thu	48	70	82	77	71	64	65	61	60	61	67	69	69	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	63	71	67	63	61	62	61	62	66	70	72	72	64	55	50	48
Sat	48	50	51	50	51	53	58	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	48