Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to ONT

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-60 East, usually 34 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 Santa Ana 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	34	36	40	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	44	48	51	44	38	37	34
Tue	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	45	50	53	49	39	37	34
Wed	34	36	41	43	41	42	41	40	41	41	47	49	56	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	41	41	43	41	41	41	41	46	51	55	46	40	37	34
Fri	33	36	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	46	53	54	55	47	39	36	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Santa Ana to ONT (via SR-57 North and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main 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 Santa Ana to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to ONT?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1 mile)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	34	36	40	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	44	48	51	44	38	37	34
Tue	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	45	50	53	49	39	37	34
Wed	34	36	41	43	41	42	41	40	41	41	47	49	56	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	41	41	43	41	41	41	41	46	51	55	46	40	37	34
Fri	33	36	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	46	53	54	55	47	39	36	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	40	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	44	48	51	44	38	37	34
Tue	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	45	50	53	49	39	37	34
Wed	34	36	41	43	41	42	41	40	41	41	47	49	56	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	41	41	43	41	41	41	41	46	51	55	46	40	37	34
Fri	33	36	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	46	53	54	55	47	39	36	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	40	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	44	48	51	44	38	37	34
Tue	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	45	50	53	49	39	37	34
Wed	34	36	41	43	41	42	41	40	41	41	47	49	56	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	41	41	43	41	41	41	41	46	51	55	46	40	37	34
Fri	33	36	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	46	53	54	55	47	39	36	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	36	36	34