Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to ONT

Right now (6:17 am PDT): about 74 minutes via I-210 East, usually 100 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Clarita 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	68	74	87	89	81	78	78	80	81	94	101	104	101	86	76	73	69
Tue	69	81	116	105	90	80	78	79	83	91	99	105	100	90	80	74	70
Wed	70	75	83	87	86	83	80	80	83	93	101	104	102	89	80	74	69
Thu	70	76	100	99	83	78	78	80	86	100	107	113	108	92	82	76	70
Fri	69	75	78	81	79	79	87	91	101	113	118	117	106	93	84	75	72
Sat	69	73	72	73	73	75	80	84	87	90	91	88	85	78	73	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	70	72	73	76	80	81	79	78	74	73	73	74	69

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 119 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 2:30 pm on Saturdays (91 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 28 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 119 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 119 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 119 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)

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	68	74	87	89	81	78	78	80	81	94	101	104	101	86	76	73	69
Tue	69	81	116	105	90	80	78	79	83	91	99	105	100	90	80	74	70
Wed	70	75	83	87	86	83	80	80	83	93	101	104	102	89	80	74	69
Thu	70	76	100	99	83	78	78	80	86	100	107	113	108	92	82	76	70
Fri	69	75	78	81	79	79	87	91	101	113	118	117	106	93	84	75	72
Sat	69	73	72	73	73	75	80	84	87	90	91	88	85	78	73	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	70	72	73	76	80	81	79	78	74	73	73	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	74	87	89	81	78	78	80	81	94	101	104	101	86	76	73	69
Tue	69	81	116	105	90	80	78	79	83	91	99	105	100	90	80	74	70
Wed	70	75	83	87	86	83	80	80	83	93	101	104	102	89	80	74	69
Thu	70	76	100	99	83	78	78	80	86	100	107	113	108	92	82	76	70
Fri	69	75	78	81	79	79	87	91	101	113	118	117	106	93	84	75	72
Sat	69	73	72	73	73	75	80	84	87	90	91	88	85	78	73	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	70	72	73	76	80	81	79	78	74	73	73	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	74	87	89	81	78	78	80	81	94	101	104	101	86	76	73	69
Tue	69	81	116	105	90	80	78	79	83	91	99	105	100	90	80	74	70
Wed	70	75	83	87	86	83	80	80	83	93	101	104	102	89	80	74	69
Thu	70	76	100	99	83	78	78	80	86	100	107	113	108	92	82	76	70
Fri	69	75	78	81	79	79	87	91	101	113	118	117	106	93	84	75	72
Sat	69	73	72	73	73	75	80	84	87	90	91	88	85	78	73	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	70	72	73	76	80	81	79	78	74	73	73	74	69