Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Fontana

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-15 South, usually 55 at this time.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Apple Valley to Fontana 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	50	65	72	67	65	59	54	53	53	55	54	53	54	53	53	54	49
Tue	49	58	60	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	52	52	48
Wed	49	55	57	53	52	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	48
Thu	49	55	56	54	53	53	52	54	54	53	54	57	56	55	55	53	48
Fri	48	51	50	50	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	68	66	62	58	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	52	52	52	49	49	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Apple Valley to Fontana (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (20 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central Fontana 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 Apple Valley to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Fontana?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 48 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Fontana?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (15 miles)

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More drives

Fontana to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	65	72	67	65	59	54	53	53	55	54	53	54	53	53	54	49
Tue	49	58	60	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	52	52	48
Wed	49	55	57	53	52	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	48
Thu	49	55	56	54	53	53	52	54	54	53	54	57	56	55	55	53	48
Fri	48	51	50	50	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	68	66	62	58	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	52	52	52	49	49	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	65	72	67	65	59	54	53	53	55	54	53	54	53	53	54	49
Tue	49	58	60	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	52	52	48
Wed	49	55	57	53	52	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	48
Thu	49	55	56	54	53	53	52	54	54	53	54	57	56	55	55	53	48
Fri	48	51	50	50	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	68	66	62	58	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	52	52	52	49	49	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	65	72	67	65	59	54	53	53	55	54	53	54	53	53	54	49
Tue	49	58	60	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	52	52	48
Wed	49	55	57	53	52	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	48
Thu	49	55	56	54	53	53	52	54	54	53	54	57	56	55	55	53	48
Fri	48	51	50	50	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	68	66	62	58	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	52	52	52	49	49	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	48