Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Fontana

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-10 East, usually 37 at this time.

Only 61% 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 El Monte 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	34	35	37	41	39	40	40	40	42	45	60	62	60	55	46	39	35
Tue	34	35	38	43	39	40	39	40	42	48	58	63	63	57	50	41	35
Wed	34	35	38	43	39	39	40	41	42	47	58	65	62	53	50	40	36
Thu	34	35	36	40	39	39	39	40	42	48	60	62	62	54	46	39	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	39	41	41	45	48	55	67	69	63	55	50	42	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from El Monte to Fontana (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte 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 El Monte to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Fontana?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles)

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More drives

Fontana to El Monte (return trip) · El Monte to Los Angeles · El Monte to Santa Monica · El Monte to Pasadena · El Monte to Long Beach · El Monte to West Covina · El Monte to Burbank · El Monte to Glendale · El Monte to Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	41	39	40	40	40	42	45	60	62	60	55	46	39	35
Tue	34	35	38	43	39	40	39	40	42	48	58	63	63	57	50	41	35
Wed	34	35	38	43	39	39	40	41	42	47	58	65	62	53	50	40	36
Thu	34	35	36	40	39	39	39	40	42	48	60	62	62	54	46	39	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	39	41	41	45	48	55	67	69	63	55	50	42	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	41	39	40	40	40	42	45	60	62	60	55	46	39	35
Tue	34	35	38	43	39	40	39	40	42	48	58	63	63	57	50	41	35
Wed	34	35	38	43	39	39	40	41	42	47	58	65	62	53	50	40	36
Thu	34	35	36	40	39	39	39	40	42	48	60	62	62	54	46	39	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	39	41	41	45	48	55	67	69	63	55	50	42	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	41	39	40	40	40	42	45	60	62	60	55	46	39	35
Tue	34	35	38	43	39	40	39	40	42	48	58	63	63	57	50	41	35
Wed	34	35	38	43	39	39	40	41	42	47	58	65	62	53	50	40	36
Thu	34	35	36	40	39	39	39	40	42	48	60	62	62	54	46	39	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	39	41	41	45	48	55	67	69	63	55	50	42	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	35