Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Ontario

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 53 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-60 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Ontario 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	32	34	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	38	43	46	49	43	37	35	32
Tue	32	35	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	40	43	50	52	48	38	36	33
Wed	32	34	39	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	44	48	51	47	39	35	33
Thu	32	34	38	40	39	41	40	39	39	40	44	49	53	44	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	37	37	38	38	38	38	40	44	51	54	52	45	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	37	37	38	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Ana to Ontario (via SR-57 North and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 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 central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Ontario?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

More drives

Ontario to Santa Ana (return trip) · Santa Ana to Los Angeles · Santa Ana to Santa Monica · Santa Ana to Pasadena · Santa Ana to Long Beach · Santa Ana to West Covina · Santa Ana to Burbank · Santa Ana to Glendale · Santa Ana to Santa Clarita · Santa Ana to Van Nuys · Santa Ana to Torrance · Santa Ana 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	32	34	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	38	43	46	49	43	37	35	32
Tue	32	35	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	40	43	50	52	48	38	36	33
Wed	32	34	39	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	44	48	51	47	39	35	33
Thu	32	34	38	40	39	41	40	39	39	40	44	49	53	44	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	37	37	38	38	38	38	40	44	51	54	52	45	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	37	37	38	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	38	43	46	49	43	37	35	32
Tue	32	35	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	40	43	50	52	48	38	36	33
Wed	32	34	39	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	44	48	51	47	39	35	33
Thu	32	34	38	40	39	41	40	39	39	40	44	49	53	44	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	37	37	38	38	38	38	40	44	51	54	52	45	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	37	37	38	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	38	43	46	49	43	37	35	32
Tue	32	35	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	40	43	50	52	48	38	36	33
Wed	32	34	39	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	44	48	51	47	39	35	33
Thu	32	34	38	40	39	41	40	39	39	40	44	49	53	44	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	37	37	38	38	38	38	40	44	51	54	52	45	38	35	33
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	37	37	38	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33