Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Fontana

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North and I-15 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Costa Mesa 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	49	52	58	56	56	57	57	58	59	67	74	75	71	66	55	52	49
Tue	49	53	59	60	57	57	57	57	61	67	74	78	72	64	57	54	49
Wed	50	54	59	59	58	57	58	59	62	68	74	77	77	74	66	56	50
Thu	49	53	60	57	56	55	55	56	59	67	73	74	72	64	64	55	50
Fri	50	52	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	73	80	79	76	62	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	56	57	56	56	53	54	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Fontana (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 80 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Fontana?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Fontana?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	49	52	58	56	56	57	57	58	59	67	74	75	71	66	55	52	49
Tue	49	53	59	60	57	57	57	57	61	67	74	78	72	64	57	54	49
Wed	50	54	59	59	58	57	58	59	62	68	74	77	77	74	66	56	50
Thu	49	53	60	57	56	55	55	56	59	67	73	74	72	64	64	55	50
Fri	50	52	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	73	80	79	76	62	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	56	57	56	56	53	54	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	58	56	56	57	57	58	59	67	74	75	71	66	55	52	49
Tue	49	53	59	60	57	57	57	57	61	67	74	78	72	64	57	54	49
Wed	50	54	59	59	58	57	58	59	62	68	74	77	77	74	66	56	50
Thu	49	53	60	57	56	55	55	56	59	67	73	74	72	64	64	55	50
Fri	50	52	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	73	80	79	76	62	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	56	57	56	56	53	54	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	58	56	56	57	57	58	59	67	74	75	71	66	55	52	49
Tue	49	53	59	60	57	57	57	57	61	67	74	78	72	64	57	54	49
Wed	50	54	59	59	58	57	58	59	62	68	74	77	77	74	66	56	50
Thu	49	53	60	57	56	55	55	56	59	67	73	74	72	64	64	55	50
Fri	50	52	55	55	55	56	57	61	64	73	80	79	76	62	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	56	57	56	56	53	54	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	49