Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Ontario

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-10 East and US-101 South, usually 116 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Van Nuys 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	51	54	56	59	58	59	59	61	63	78	98	105	106	84	64	56	52
Tue	51	53	56	60	58	59	60	61	64	88	110	115	110	93	72	57	51
Wed	51	54	58	62	58	59	60	61	68	86	110	116	108	93	73	60	51
Thu	50	53	57	60	57	58	59	59	67	85	105	120	108	90	72	62	52
Fri	51	53	57	61	60	59	62	68	84	100	116	104	100	83	70	60	52
Sat	52	52	53	55	55	56	56	59	63	70	79	73	73	61	57	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	57	58	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Van Nuys to Ontario (via I-10 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 22 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 central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 50 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Ontario?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 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 (3 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 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	51	54	56	59	58	59	59	61	63	78	98	105	106	84	64	56	52
Tue	51	53	56	60	58	59	60	61	64	88	110	115	110	93	72	57	51
Wed	51	54	58	62	58	59	60	61	68	86	110	116	108	93	73	60	51
Thu	50	53	57	60	57	58	59	59	67	85	105	120	108	90	72	62	52
Fri	51	53	57	61	60	59	62	68	84	100	116	104	100	83	70	60	52
Sat	52	52	53	55	55	56	56	59	63	70	79	73	73	61	57	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	57	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	56	59	58	59	59	61	63	78	98	105	106	84	64	56	52
Tue	51	53	56	60	58	59	60	61	64	88	110	115	110	93	72	57	51
Wed	51	54	58	62	58	59	60	61	68	86	110	116	108	93	73	60	51
Thu	50	53	57	60	57	58	59	59	67	85	105	120	108	90	72	62	52
Fri	51	53	57	61	60	59	62	68	84	100	116	104	100	83	70	60	52
Sat	52	52	53	55	55	56	56	59	63	70	79	73	73	61	57	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	57	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	56	59	58	59	59	61	63	78	98	105	106	84	64	56	52
Tue	51	53	56	60	58	59	60	61	64	88	110	115	110	93	72	57	51
Wed	51	54	58	62	58	59	60	61	68	86	110	116	108	93	73	60	51
Thu	50	53	57	60	57	58	59	59	67	85	105	120	108	90	72	62	52
Fri	51	53	57	61	60	59	62	68	84	100	116	104	100	83	70	60	52
Sat	52	52	53	55	55	56	56	59	63	70	79	73	73	61	57	57	52
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	57	58	53