Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Fontana

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Fallbrook 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	63	78	90	84	72	73	73	77	81	78	82	84	80	68	64	62	61
Tue	64	78	95	87	73	71	72	75	74	82	87	88	86	72	64	62	61
Wed	63	80	94	86	73	86	79	73	78	82	89	88	84	73	66	63	61
Thu	63	78	94	83	75	71	72	71	78	83	90	90	85	77	66	63	61
Fri	64	73	81	78	74	75	79	81	84	91	97	95	90	80	70	63	62
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	69	72	73	75	76	77	71	72	68	66	63	61
Sun	62	62	62	62	63	65	67	78	73	64	70	66	65	65	66	64	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Fallbrook to Fontana (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 61 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to Fontana?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (13 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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More drives

Fontana to Fallbrook (return trip) · Fallbrook to San Diego · Fallbrook to Long Beach · Fallbrook to Anaheim · Fallbrook to Riverside · Fallbrook to Santa Ana · Fallbrook to Chula Vista · Fallbrook to Irvine · Fallbrook to San Bernardino · Fallbrook to Moreno Valley · Fallbrook 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	63	78	90	84	72	73	73	77	81	78	82	84	80	68	64	62	61
Tue	64	78	95	87	73	71	72	75	74	82	87	88	86	72	64	62	61
Wed	63	80	94	86	73	86	79	73	78	82	89	88	84	73	66	63	61
Thu	63	78	94	83	75	71	72	71	78	83	90	90	85	77	66	63	61
Fri	64	73	81	78	74	75	79	81	84	91	97	95	90	80	70	63	62
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	69	72	73	75	76	77	71	72	68	66	63	61
Sun	62	62	62	62	63	65	67	78	73	64	70	66	65	65	66	64	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	78	90	84	72	73	73	77	81	78	82	84	80	68	64	62	61
Tue	64	78	95	87	73	71	72	75	74	82	87	88	86	72	64	62	61
Wed	63	80	94	86	73	86	79	73	78	82	89	88	84	73	66	63	61
Thu	63	78	94	83	75	71	72	71	78	83	90	90	85	77	66	63	61
Fri	64	73	81	78	74	75	79	81	84	91	97	95	90	80	70	63	62
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	69	72	73	75	76	77	71	72	68	66	63	61
Sun	62	62	62	62	63	65	67	78	73	64	70	66	65	65	66	64	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	78	90	84	72	73	73	77	81	78	82	84	80	68	64	62	61
Tue	64	78	95	87	73	71	72	75	74	82	87	88	86	72	64	62	61
Wed	63	80	94	86	73	86	79	73	78	82	89	88	84	73	66	63	61
Thu	63	78	94	83	75	71	72	71	78	83	90	90	85	77	66	63	61
Fri	64	73	81	78	74	75	79	81	84	91	97	95	90	80	70	63	62
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	69	72	73	75	76	77	71	72	68	66	63	61
Sun	62	62	62	62	63	65	67	78	73	64	70	66	65	65	66	64	61