Best Time to Drive from Ontario to LAX

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-10 West and I-105 West and I-605 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 19% 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	51	74	82	75	70	63	60	59	57	55	55	54	54	53	52	52	52
Tue	50	72	86	79	68	64	60	57	57	56	55	56	56	56	55	54	53
Wed	51	73	86	78	72	64	61	57	56	55	55	54	57	64	69	67	53
Thu	51	72	80	73	67	63	59	57	57	56	55	55	60	57	56	57	52
Fri	51	62	64	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	58	55	62	63	67	68	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	58	58	56	57	57	61	59	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	56	59	58	54

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 50 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (62 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 14 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 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

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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	51	74	82	75	70	63	60	59	57	55	55	54	54	53	52	52	52
Tue	50	72	86	79	68	64	60	57	57	56	55	56	56	56	55	54	53
Wed	51	73	86	78	72	64	61	57	56	55	55	54	57	64	69	67	53
Thu	51	72	80	73	67	63	59	57	57	56	55	55	60	57	56	57	52
Fri	51	62	64	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	58	55	62	63	67	68	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	58	58	56	57	57	61	59	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	56	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	74	82	75	70	63	60	59	57	55	55	54	54	53	52	52	52
Tue	50	72	86	79	68	64	60	57	57	56	55	56	56	56	55	54	53
Wed	51	73	86	78	72	64	61	57	56	55	55	54	57	64	69	67	53
Thu	51	72	80	73	67	63	59	57	57	56	55	55	60	57	56	57	52
Fri	51	62	64	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	58	55	62	63	67	68	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	58	58	56	57	57	61	59	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	56	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	74	82	75	70	63	60	59	57	55	55	54	54	53	52	52	52
Tue	50	72	86	79	68	64	60	57	57	56	55	56	56	56	55	54	53
Wed	51	73	86	78	72	64	61	57	56	55	55	54	57	64	69	67	53
Thu	51	72	80	73	67	63	59	57	57	56	55	55	60	57	56	57	52
Fri	51	62	64	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	58	55	62	63	67	68	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	58	58	56	57	57	61	59	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	56	59	58	54