Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to ONT

Right now (4:03 am PDT): about 71 minutes via I-210 East, usually 70 at this time.

Only 33% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Santa Clarita to ONT (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 68 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to ONT?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (44 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) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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