Best Time to Drive from Ontario to LAX

Right now (6:47 am PDT): about 86 minutes via I-10 West and I-105 West and I-605 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 18% 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 LAX 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	79	91	85	74	67	63	63	61	63	69	71	69	60	53	52	52
Tue	53	80	95	89	78	70	65	63	63	65	70	73	73	64	55	53	52
Wed	54	82	94	89	80	72	67	64	63	65	70	74	75	69	63	60	52
Thu	53	81	93	87	77	71	66	64	64	66	70	73	74	65	57	55	52
Fri	53	68	76	75	69	66	64	64	65	68	72	73	73	69	66	62	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	57	61	64	65	65	64	64	63	60	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Ontario to LAX (via I-10 West and I-105 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 52 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

LAX 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 Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	79	91	85	74	67	63	63	61	63	69	71	69	60	53	52	52
Tue	53	80	95	89	78	70	65	63	63	65	70	73	73	64	55	53	52
Wed	54	82	94	89	80	72	67	64	63	65	70	74	75	69	63	60	52
Thu	53	81	93	87	77	71	66	64	64	66	70	73	74	65	57	55	52
Fri	53	68	76	75	69	66	64	64	65	68	72	73	73	69	66	62	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	57	61	64	65	65	64	64	63	60	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	79	91	85	74	67	63	63	61	63	69	71	69	60	53	52	52
Tue	53	80	95	89	78	70	65	63	63	65	70	73	73	64	55	53	52
Wed	54	82	94	89	80	72	67	64	63	65	70	74	75	69	63	60	52
Thu	53	81	93	87	77	71	66	64	64	66	70	73	74	65	57	55	52
Fri	53	68	76	75	69	66	64	64	65	68	72	73	73	69	66	62	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	57	61	64	65	65	64	64	63	60	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	79	91	85	74	67	63	63	61	63	69	71	69	60	53	52	52
Tue	53	80	95	89	78	70	65	63	63	65	70	73	73	64	55	53	52
Wed	54	82	94	89	80	72	67	64	63	65	70	74	75	69	63	60	52
Thu	53	81	93	87	77	71	66	64	64	66	70	73	74	65	57	55	52
Fri	53	68	76	75	69	66	64	64	65	68	72	73	73	69	66	62	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	57	61	64	65	65	64	64	63	60	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	53