Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Long Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 68 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Long Beach 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	47	73	85	78	74	69	63	64	59	56	56	56	54	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	75	92	82	70	68	63	60	59	57	56	58	57	55	52	51	49
Wed	47	76	94	83	76	68	66	61	59	56	57	56	59	64	67	64	49
Thu	48	78	88	78	74	67	62	60	60	56	56	57	61	57	54	54	49
Fri	47	62	65	65	64	65	61	60	61	60	61	56	60	62	71	67	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	53	55	60	63	60	58	56	56	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	59	54	53	52	53	55	57	59	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Ontario to Long Beach (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 7 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Ontario to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ontario to Long Beach?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 47 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

More drives

Long Beach to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario to LAX · 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	47	73	85	78	74	69	63	64	59	56	56	56	54	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	75	92	82	70	68	63	60	59	57	56	58	57	55	52	51	49
Wed	47	76	94	83	76	68	66	61	59	56	57	56	59	64	67	64	49
Thu	48	78	88	78	74	67	62	60	60	56	56	57	61	57	54	54	49
Fri	47	62	65	65	64	65	61	60	61	60	61	56	60	62	71	67	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	53	55	60	63	60	58	56	56	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	59	54	53	52	53	55	57	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	73	85	78	74	69	63	64	59	56	56	56	54	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	75	92	82	70	68	63	60	59	57	56	58	57	55	52	51	49
Wed	47	76	94	83	76	68	66	61	59	56	57	56	59	64	67	64	49
Thu	48	78	88	78	74	67	62	60	60	56	56	57	61	57	54	54	49
Fri	47	62	65	65	64	65	61	60	61	60	61	56	60	62	71	67	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	53	55	60	63	60	58	56	56	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	59	54	53	52	53	55	57	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	73	85	78	74	69	63	64	59	56	56	56	54	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	75	92	82	70	68	63	60	59	57	56	58	57	55	52	51	49
Wed	47	76	94	83	76	68	66	61	59	56	57	56	59	64	67	64	49
Thu	48	78	88	78	74	67	62	60	60	56	56	57	61	57	54	54	49
Fri	47	62	65	65	64	65	61	60	61	60	61	56	60	62	71	67	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	53	55	60	63	60	58	56	56	56	54	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	56	59	54	53	52	53	55	57	59	49