Best Time to Drive from SNA to ONT

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 79 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-60 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 SNA 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	39	41	44	47	47	46	46	46	47	51	58	64	64	56	46	42	39
Tue	39	42	45	49	47	48	47	47	49	53	60	67	69	63	53	43	39
Wed	39	42	46	48	47	47	46	47	50	53	60	65	69	63	51	43	40
Thu	39	41	45	47	46	48	47	47	48	52	60	67	67	60	51	44	39
Fri	38	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	52	59	67	68	69	56	47	43	40
Sat	38	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	45	43	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from SNA to ONT (via SR-57 North and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SNA to ONT?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to ONT?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	39	41	44	47	47	46	46	46	47	51	58	64	64	56	46	42	39
Tue	39	42	45	49	47	48	47	47	49	53	60	67	69	63	53	43	39
Wed	39	42	46	48	47	47	46	47	50	53	60	65	69	63	51	43	40
Thu	39	41	45	47	46	48	47	47	48	52	60	67	67	60	51	44	39
Fri	38	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	52	59	67	68	69	56	47	43	40
Sat	38	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	45	43	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	44	47	47	46	46	46	47	51	58	64	64	56	46	42	39
Tue	39	42	45	49	47	48	47	47	49	53	60	67	69	63	53	43	39
Wed	39	42	46	48	47	47	46	47	50	53	60	65	69	63	51	43	40
Thu	39	41	45	47	46	48	47	47	48	52	60	67	67	60	51	44	39
Fri	38	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	52	59	67	68	69	56	47	43	40
Sat	38	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	45	43	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	44	47	47	46	46	46	47	51	58	64	64	56	46	42	39
Tue	39	42	45	49	47	48	47	47	49	53	60	67	69	63	53	43	39
Wed	39	42	46	48	47	47	46	47	50	53	60	65	69	63	51	43	40
Thu	39	41	45	47	46	48	47	47	48	52	60	67	67	60	51	44	39
Fri	38	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	52	59	67	68	69	56	47	43	40
Sat	38	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	46	47	47	45	43	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	39