Best Time to Drive from Seal Beach to Ontario

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 77 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-60 East and SR-22 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Seal Beach 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	43	46	49	51	50	49	50	50	50	51	57	60	60	52	48	46	43
Tue	43	46	50	54	53	52	51	51	51	53	58	62	63	56	49	46	44
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	52	50	51	51	53	58	60	63	55	51	48	45
Thu	43	46	50	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	58	63	62	55	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	48	49	50	50	50	50	52	58	63	63	63	54	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	49	48	46	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Seal Beach to Ontario (via SR-57 North and SR-60 East and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Seal Beach to central Ontario 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 Seal Beach to Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Seal Beach to Ontario?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Seal Beach to Ontario?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ontario to Seal Beach (return trip) · Seal Beach to Los Angeles · Seal Beach to Anaheim · Seal Beach to Riverside · Seal Beach to Santa Ana · Seal Beach to Irvine · Seal Beach to San Bernardino · Seal Beach to Fontana · Seal Beach to Oxnard · Seal Beach to Moreno Valley · Seal Beach to Glendale · Seal Beach to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	49	51	50	49	50	50	50	51	57	60	60	52	48	46	43
Tue	43	46	50	54	53	52	51	51	51	53	58	62	63	56	49	46	44
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	52	50	51	51	53	58	60	63	55	51	48	45
Thu	43	46	50	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	58	63	62	55	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	48	49	50	50	50	50	52	58	63	63	63	54	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	49	48	46	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	49	51	50	49	50	50	50	51	57	60	60	52	48	46	43
Tue	43	46	50	54	53	52	51	51	51	53	58	62	63	56	49	46	44
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	52	50	51	51	53	58	60	63	55	51	48	45
Thu	43	46	50	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	58	63	62	55	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	48	49	50	50	50	50	52	58	63	63	63	54	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	49	48	46	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	49	51	50	49	50	50	50	51	57	60	60	52	48	46	43
Tue	43	46	50	54	53	52	51	51	51	53	58	62	63	56	49	46	44
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	52	50	51	51	53	58	60	63	55	51	48	45
Thu	43	46	50	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	58	63	62	55	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	48	49	50	50	50	50	52	58	63	63	63	54	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	49	48	46	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43