Best Time to Drive from Carson to Fontana

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 116 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 99 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Carson 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	57	61	68	70	70	71	71	73	76	84	103	102	100	89	73	63	59
Tue	58	62	71	74	71	71	72	73	77	95	108	116	116	99	78	67	58
Wed	57	62	70	75	72	71	72	73	76	90	111	114	108	96	80	66	59
Thu	58	62	68	72	71	71	73	73	80	96	108	113	110	91	74	66	59
Fri	58	62	68	71	72	73	78	81	88	102	122	115	106	91	81	68	61
Sat	59	60	60	61	62	63	65	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	66	63	60
Sun	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	65	63	63	64	64	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Carson to Fontana (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Fontana?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Fontana?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Fontana to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley · Carson to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	68	70	70	71	71	73	76	84	103	102	100	89	73	63	59
Tue	58	62	71	74	71	71	72	73	77	95	108	116	116	99	78	67	58
Wed	57	62	70	75	72	71	72	73	76	90	111	114	108	96	80	66	59
Thu	58	62	68	72	71	71	73	73	80	96	108	113	110	91	74	66	59
Fri	58	62	68	71	72	73	78	81	88	102	122	115	106	91	81	68	61
Sat	59	60	60	61	62	63	65	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	66	63	60
Sun	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	65	63	63	64	64	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	68	70	70	71	71	73	76	84	103	102	100	89	73	63	59
Tue	58	62	71	74	71	71	72	73	77	95	108	116	116	99	78	67	58
Wed	57	62	70	75	72	71	72	73	76	90	111	114	108	96	80	66	59
Thu	58	62	68	72	71	71	73	73	80	96	108	113	110	91	74	66	59
Fri	58	62	68	71	72	73	78	81	88	102	122	115	106	91	81	68	61
Sat	59	60	60	61	62	63	65	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	66	63	60
Sun	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	65	63	63	64	64	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	68	70	70	71	71	73	76	84	103	102	100	89	73	63	59
Tue	58	62	71	74	71	71	72	73	77	95	108	116	116	99	78	67	58
Wed	57	62	70	75	72	71	72	73	76	90	111	114	108	96	80	66	59
Thu	58	62	68	72	71	71	73	73	80	96	108	113	110	91	74	66	59
Fri	58	62	68	71	72	73	78	81	88	102	122	115	106	91	81	68	61
Sat	59	60	60	61	62	63	65	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	66	63	60
Sun	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	65	63	63	64	64	63	59