Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to ONT

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Monica 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	52	58	61	59	62	66	67	70	67	64	66	72	72	63	60	60	53
Tue	52	58	60	58	61	65	67	66	64	62	64	63	62	56	59	59	52
Wed	52	57	61	59	62	66	65	65	65	63	67	66	65	57	59	56	53
Thu	52	56	58	56	61	67	65	66	65	62	67	70	66	62	63	61	52
Fri	51	56	58	58	60	63	63	64	67	74	81	75	71	64	63	58	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	57	58	56	55	56	57	61	61	60	57	54	53	51
Sun	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Santa Monica to ONT (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to ONT?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (32 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (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	52	58	61	59	62	66	67	70	67	64	66	72	72	63	60	60	53
Tue	52	58	60	58	61	65	67	66	64	62	64	63	62	56	59	59	52
Wed	52	57	61	59	62	66	65	65	65	63	67	66	65	57	59	56	53
Thu	52	56	58	56	61	67	65	66	65	62	67	70	66	62	63	61	52
Fri	51	56	58	58	60	63	63	64	67	74	81	75	71	64	63	58	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	57	58	56	55	56	57	61	61	60	57	54	53	51
Sun	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	61	59	62	66	67	70	67	64	66	72	72	63	60	60	53
Tue	52	58	60	58	61	65	67	66	64	62	64	63	62	56	59	59	52
Wed	52	57	61	59	62	66	65	65	65	63	67	66	65	57	59	56	53
Thu	52	56	58	56	61	67	65	66	65	62	67	70	66	62	63	61	52
Fri	51	56	58	58	60	63	63	64	67	74	81	75	71	64	63	58	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	57	58	56	55	56	57	61	61	60	57	54	53	51
Sun	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	58	61	59	62	66	67	70	67	64	66	72	72	63	60	60	53
Tue	52	58	60	58	61	65	67	66	64	62	64	63	62	56	59	59	52
Wed	52	57	61	59	62	66	65	65	65	63	67	66	65	57	59	56	53
Thu	52	56	58	56	61	67	65	66	65	62	67	70	66	62	63	61	52
Fri	51	56	58	58	60	63	63	64	67	74	81	75	71	64	63	58	54
Sat	52	54	55	56	57	58	56	55	56	57	61	61	60	57	54	53	51
Sun	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	53