Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Ontario

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-210 East and SR-134 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	48	50	51	58	60	56	55	59	62	75	92	99	97	80	63	51	48
Tue	48	50	52	60	61	58	57	58	65	79	97	106	103	87	69	54	48
Wed	48	50	53	60	62	61	60	62	65	79	99	105	100	82	70	57	49
Thu	48	50	52	60	62	59	57	61	67	86	101	107	101	86	71	59	49
Fri	48	50	52	60	62	57	63	72	81	95	108	106	97	82	70	61	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	54	59	66	68	72	74	73	69	65	58	54	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	57	60	62	57	59	57	54	54	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Ontario (via I-210 East and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Ontario?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Ontario?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ontario to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	58	60	56	55	59	62	75	92	99	97	80	63	51	48
Tue	48	50	52	60	61	58	57	58	65	79	97	106	103	87	69	54	48
Wed	48	50	53	60	62	61	60	62	65	79	99	105	100	82	70	57	49
Thu	48	50	52	60	62	59	57	61	67	86	101	107	101	86	71	59	49
Fri	48	50	52	60	62	57	63	72	81	95	108	106	97	82	70	61	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	54	59	66	68	72	74	73	69	65	58	54	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	57	60	62	57	59	57	54	54	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	58	60	56	55	59	62	75	92	99	97	80	63	51	48
Tue	48	50	52	60	61	58	57	58	65	79	97	106	103	87	69	54	48
Wed	48	50	53	60	62	61	60	62	65	79	99	105	100	82	70	57	49
Thu	48	50	52	60	62	59	57	61	67	86	101	107	101	86	71	59	49
Fri	48	50	52	60	62	57	63	72	81	95	108	106	97	82	70	61	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	54	59	66	68	72	74	73	69	65	58	54	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	57	60	62	57	59	57	54	54	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	58	60	56	55	59	62	75	92	99	97	80	63	51	48
Tue	48	50	52	60	61	58	57	58	65	79	97	106	103	87	69	54	48
Wed	48	50	53	60	62	61	60	62	65	79	99	105	100	82	70	57	49
Thu	48	50	52	60	62	59	57	61	67	86	101	107	101	86	71	59	49
Fri	48	50	52	60	62	57	63	72	81	95	108	106	97	82	70	61	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	54	59	66	68	72	74	73	69	65	58	54	49
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	57	60	62	57	59	57	54	54	53	49