Best Time to Drive from Ontario to SNA

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 51% 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 SNA 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	35	53	64	63	54	47	45	44	44	44	47	48	50	45	39	38	37
Tue	36	59	69	67	56	50	49	47	45	45	48	51	52	45	39	38	37
Wed	35	59	68	69	61	54	49	49	45	46	47	50	54	49	40	39	37
Thu	36	55	64	64	56	50	51	47	48	45	48	53	54	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	47	54	52	47	46	47	46	45	48	50	52	52	46	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	42	46	45	46	45	43	44	43	43	39	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	44	43	41	41	40	39	38	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Ontario to SNA (via SR-57 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to SNA?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 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

SNA 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	35	53	64	63	54	47	45	44	44	44	47	48	50	45	39	38	37
Tue	36	59	69	67	56	50	49	47	45	45	48	51	52	45	39	38	37
Wed	35	59	68	69	61	54	49	49	45	46	47	50	54	49	40	39	37
Thu	36	55	64	64	56	50	51	47	48	45	48	53	54	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	47	54	52	47	46	47	46	45	48	50	52	52	46	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	42	46	45	46	45	43	44	43	43	39	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	44	43	41	41	40	39	38	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	53	64	63	54	47	45	44	44	44	47	48	50	45	39	38	37
Tue	36	59	69	67	56	50	49	47	45	45	48	51	52	45	39	38	37
Wed	35	59	68	69	61	54	49	49	45	46	47	50	54	49	40	39	37
Thu	36	55	64	64	56	50	51	47	48	45	48	53	54	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	47	54	52	47	46	47	46	45	48	50	52	52	46	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	42	46	45	46	45	43	44	43	43	39	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	44	43	41	41	40	39	38	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	53	64	63	54	47	45	44	44	44	47	48	50	45	39	38	37
Tue	36	59	69	67	56	50	49	47	45	45	48	51	52	45	39	38	37
Wed	35	59	68	69	61	54	49	49	45	46	47	50	54	49	40	39	37
Thu	36	55	64	64	56	50	51	47	48	45	48	53	54	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	47	54	52	47	46	47	46	45	48	50	52	52	46	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	39	39	40	42	46	45	46	45	43	44	43	43	39	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	44	43	41	41	40	39	38	39	39	37