Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to ONT

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 58 minutes via I-10 East and US-101 South.

Only 28% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Van Nuys to ONT (via I-10 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys to ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to ONT?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 56 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to ONT?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (31 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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