Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Van Nuys

Right now (5:50 am PST): about 54 minutes via I-10 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Van Nuys 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	95	109	106	98	87	84	83	85	97	101	102	88	78	67	54	53
Tue	50	91	113	110	106	92	79	80	87	103	102	102	87	81	71	57	53
Wed	51	88	109	105	105	91	87	80	84	93	99	100	86	90	85	71	54
Thu	51	84	99	104	96	87	82	83	91	103	106	103	90	83	78	68	54
Fri	51	71	84	90	86	83	84	91	104	107	104	99	96	90	91	77	55
Sat	52	53	54	59	67	82	86	92	100	98	95	97	93	96	91	72	55
Sun	52	52	53	53	56	67	77	84	90	93	97	87	86	87	83	74	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Ontario to Van Nuys (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 19 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 Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ontario to Van Nuys?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	95	109	106	98	87	84	83	85	97	101	102	88	78	67	54	53
Tue	50	91	113	110	106	92	79	80	87	103	102	102	87	81	71	57	53
Wed	51	88	109	105	105	91	87	80	84	93	99	100	86	90	85	71	54
Thu	51	84	99	104	96	87	82	83	91	103	106	103	90	83	78	68	54
Fri	51	71	84	90	86	83	84	91	104	107	104	99	96	90	91	77	55
Sat	52	53	54	59	67	82	86	92	100	98	95	97	93	96	91	72	55
Sun	52	52	53	53	56	67	77	84	90	93	97	87	86	87	83	74	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	95	109	106	98	87	84	83	85	97	101	102	88	78	67	54	53
Tue	50	91	113	110	106	92	79	80	87	103	102	102	87	81	71	57	53
Wed	51	88	109	105	105	91	87	80	84	93	99	100	86	90	85	71	54
Thu	51	84	99	104	96	87	82	83	91	103	106	103	90	83	78	68	54
Fri	51	71	84	90	86	83	84	91	104	107	104	99	96	90	91	77	55
Sat	52	53	54	59	67	82	86	92	100	98	95	97	93	96	91	72	55
Sun	52	52	53	53	56	67	77	84	90	93	97	87	86	87	83	74	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	95	109	106	98	87	84	83	85	97	101	102	88	78	67	54	53
Tue	50	91	113	110	106	92	79	80	87	103	102	102	87	81	71	57	53
Wed	51	88	109	105	105	91	87	80	84	93	99	100	86	90	85	71	54
Thu	51	84	99	104	96	87	82	83	91	103	106	103	90	83	78	68	54
Fri	51	71	84	90	86	83	84	91	104	107	104	99	96	90	91	77	55
Sat	52	53	54	59	67	82	86	92	100	98	95	97	93	96	91	72	55
Sun	52	52	53	53	56	67	77	84	90	93	97	87	86	87	83	74	57