Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Desert Hot Springs

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-10 East, usually 65 at this time.

Only 27% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Fontana to Desert Hot Springs (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (18 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Desert Hot Springs 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 Fontana to Desert Hot Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to Desert Hot Springs?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 64 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Desert Hot Springs?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (43 miles)

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