Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Santa Ana

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 West, usually 41 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 Santa Ana 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	31	45	54	55	48	41	40	39	38	38	41	43	43	40	35	33	32
Tue	31	49	57	55	47	43	43	41	39	38	42	45	45	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	49	57	59	53	46	42	42	39	40	41	44	47	43	35	34	32
Thu	31	46	54	53	49	43	45	41	41	39	42	47	47	42	36	34	32
Fri	31	40	45	44	41	41	41	39	39	43	46	48	48	42	36	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	35	36	41	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	38	38	37	36	36	34	34	33	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Ontario to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 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 central Santa Ana (Main 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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ontario to Santa Ana?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Ana 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	31	45	54	55	48	41	40	39	38	38	41	43	43	40	35	33	32
Tue	31	49	57	55	47	43	43	41	39	38	42	45	45	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	49	57	59	53	46	42	42	39	40	41	44	47	43	35	34	32
Thu	31	46	54	53	49	43	45	41	41	39	42	47	47	42	36	34	32
Fri	31	40	45	44	41	41	41	39	39	43	46	48	48	42	36	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	35	36	41	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	38	38	37	36	36	34	34	33	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	45	54	55	48	41	40	39	38	38	41	43	43	40	35	33	32
Tue	31	49	57	55	47	43	43	41	39	38	42	45	45	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	49	57	59	53	46	42	42	39	40	41	44	47	43	35	34	32
Thu	31	46	54	53	49	43	45	41	41	39	42	47	47	42	36	34	32
Fri	31	40	45	44	41	41	41	39	39	43	46	48	48	42	36	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	35	36	41	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	38	38	37	36	36	34	34	33	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	45	54	55	48	41	40	39	38	38	41	43	43	40	35	33	32
Tue	31	49	57	55	47	43	43	41	39	38	42	45	45	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	49	57	59	53	46	42	42	39	40	41	44	47	43	35	34	32
Thu	31	46	54	53	49	43	45	41	41	39	42	47	47	42	36	34	32
Fri	31	40	45	44	41	41	41	39	39	43	46	48	48	42	36	33	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	35	36	41	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	38	38	37	36	36	34	34	33	34	34	32