Uber / Lyft · About 10 minutes to downtown, 20–35 to the mid-valley resorts
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
ONT8.2
PSP8.6+0.4
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
ONT7.2
PSP7.6+0.4
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
ONT7.0
PSP7.2+0.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
ONT6.6
PSP7.4+0.8
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
ONT7.2
PSP7.6+0.4
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
ONT7.2+5.2
PSP2.0
Best for
ONT
Inland Empire / east LA-basin departures that would otherwise fight LAX trafficPriority Pass / LoungeKey holders — Aspire is in both terminalsSouthwest, American, Delta, United, and Taipei (China Airlines / Starlux) banksSame-day CBP on Avianca / Volaris / China Airlines / Starlux arrivals at the IAF
PSP
Coachella Valley leisure trips that already picked one of the eight live airlinesDrivers using the $26 main lot across from the terminalVisitors using the official Stay & Play pass to eat airside
Watch out for
ONT
No airside walk between T2 and T4 — a terminal change is a reclearNo Sky Club, Admirals Club, United Club, or Centurion LoungeCLEAR T2 closes 17:00 and T4 19:00; late T2 banks are Standard laneNo train in the terminal — ONT Connect + Metrolink is not overnight
PSP
No passenger lounge and no Priority PassSeveral courtyard restaurants still print Closed for summerMid-September seasonal trough — confirm United ORD/IAH and Canada on the FIDSOfficial pages do not name a cell lot; SunLine Civic stop is closed
Amenities and tips
ONT
Aspire Lounge (both terminals)ONT Connect + MetrolinkCLEAR + TSA PreCheck16 hydration stationsChick-fil-A in both hallsONT-WiFi
T2 evenings and T4 mornings are the long lines
Official OIAA peak windows are Terminal 2 04:00–07:00 and 19:00–23:00, and Terminal 4 05:00–09:00. TSA says under 20 minutes off-peak and 30+ when a bank hits.
Pick T2 or T4 before you clear TSA
There is no post-security walk between Terminal 2 and Terminal 4. A covered landside walkway links them; changing terminals means reclearing.
Chick-fil-A is in both halls — closed Sunday
Official dining lists Chick-fil-A at Terminal 2 Gate 206 (opened Jun 2026) and Terminal 4 Gate 405, plus Brewery X in both terminals.
PSP
One TSA, courtyard, two concoursesNo passenger loungeLive airside diningPSP Public WifiStay & Play + nursing + pet reliefEight bottle fillers
Budget the official 2 hours, not the 5-minute snapshot
TSA opens about 90 minutes before the first departure and closes after the last flight. Official arrive is 2 hours.
One TSA, courtyard, then Bono 4–11 and Agua Caliente 12–20
After screening you walk an open-air courtyard. Both concourses share the same sterile side — wrong gate is a walk, not a reclear.
Trust the live card — several courtyard kitchens are still Closed for summer
Open on 12 Sep 2026: Nine Cities Craft, Trio, Vino Volo, I ❤ PSP Self Serve, Pink Door, and the named shops.
ONT · Two compact 1998 halls with a real Priority Pass Aspire on each side and a $2 Metrolink shuttle — undercut by no airside T2↔T4 walk and a 35-mile slog to downtown Los Angeles.
PSP · A compact desert field that put 3.31 million passengers through one TSA and an open-air courtyard in 2025: easy when the winter bank is quiet, and there is still no passenger lounge.
