Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Corona

Right now (8:04 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-71 North, usually 27 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Corona 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	27	28	34	37	33	31	31	31	31	32	38	46	44	39	28	28	26
Tue	26	29	37	40	37	33	32	32	32	34	40	44	42	38	28	27	26
Wed	26	29	37	45	38	34	32	31	32	33	42	43	43	42	28	27	26
Thu	26	29	35	40	34	33	32	32	32	35	43	47	47	42	30	28	27
Fri	26	27	29	32	30	31	32	32	37	43	50	50	49	43	31	28	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	30	31	29	29	32	30	35	33	31	27	26	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Ontario to Corona (via SR-91 East and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) to central Corona (East 6th 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 Ontario to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 26 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Corona?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	37	33	31	31	31	31	32	38	46	44	39	28	28	26
Tue	26	29	37	40	37	33	32	32	32	34	40	44	42	38	28	27	26
Wed	26	29	37	45	38	34	32	31	32	33	42	43	43	42	28	27	26
Thu	26	29	35	40	34	33	32	32	32	35	43	47	47	42	30	28	27
Fri	26	27	29	32	30	31	32	32	37	43	50	50	49	43	31	28	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	30	31	29	29	32	30	35	33	31	27	26	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	37	33	31	31	31	31	32	38	46	44	39	28	28	26
Tue	26	29	37	40	37	33	32	32	32	34	40	44	42	38	28	27	26
Wed	26	29	37	45	38	34	32	31	32	33	42	43	43	42	28	27	26
Thu	26	29	35	40	34	33	32	32	32	35	43	47	47	42	30	28	27
Fri	26	27	29	32	30	31	32	32	37	43	50	50	49	43	31	28	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	30	31	29	29	32	30	35	33	31	27	26	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	37	33	31	31	31	31	32	38	46	44	39	28	28	26
Tue	26	29	37	40	37	33	32	32	32	34	40	44	42	38	28	27	26
Wed	26	29	37	45	38	34	32	31	32	33	42	43	43	42	28	27	26
Thu	26	29	35	40	34	33	32	32	32	35	43	47	47	42	30	28	27
Fri	26	27	29	32	30	31	32	32	37	43	50	50	49	43	31	28	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	30	31	29	29	32	30	35	33	31	27	26	26
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26