Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to ONT

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 39 minutes via I-210 East and I-10 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Pasadena to ONT 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	38	40	42	44	44	45	45	45	47	50	62	69	71	63	49	43	40
Tue	38	40	43	46	44	46	45	45	46	51	64	70	74	67	55	44	39
Wed	38	40	42	44	44	46	46	46	47	52	64	71	74	63	53	45	39
Thu	38	41	41	44	44	45	45	45	48	56	68	73	75	64	53	45	40
Fri	38	41	42	44	45	46	47	51	57	67	79	80	76	64	55	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	41	44	45	47	49	53	53	53	48	45	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pasadena to ONT (via I-210 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 Pasadena to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to ONT?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 38 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to ONT?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	38	40	42	44	44	45	45	45	47	50	62	69	71	63	49	43	40
Tue	38	40	43	46	44	46	45	45	46	51	64	70	74	67	55	44	39
Wed	38	40	42	44	44	46	46	46	47	52	64	71	74	63	53	45	39
Thu	38	41	41	44	44	45	45	45	48	56	68	73	75	64	53	45	40
Fri	38	41	42	44	45	46	47	51	57	67	79	80	76	64	55	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	41	44	45	47	49	53	53	53	48	45	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	42	44	44	45	45	45	47	50	62	69	71	63	49	43	40
Tue	38	40	43	46	44	46	45	45	46	51	64	70	74	67	55	44	39
Wed	38	40	42	44	44	46	46	46	47	52	64	71	74	63	53	45	39
Thu	38	41	41	44	44	45	45	45	48	56	68	73	75	64	53	45	40
Fri	38	41	42	44	45	46	47	51	57	67	79	80	76	64	55	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	41	44	45	47	49	53	53	53	48	45	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	42	44	44	45	45	45	47	50	62	69	71	63	49	43	40
Tue	38	40	43	46	44	46	45	45	46	51	64	70	74	67	55	44	39
Wed	38	40	42	44	44	46	46	46	47	52	64	71	74	63	53	45	39
Thu	38	41	41	44	44	45	45	45	48	56	68	73	75	64	53	45	40
Fri	38	41	42	44	45	46	47	51	57	67	79	80	76	64	55	47	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	41	44	45	47	49	53	53	53	48	45	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39