Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Downey

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 49 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 Fontana to Downey 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	46	75	81	78	70	63	60	59	57	60	60	61	58	52	49	48	47
Tue	46	79	87	82	69	65	58	57	58	59	60	61	63	57	51	49	46
Wed	48	78	90	85	76	65	62	57	57	59	61	62	66	73	73	65	47
Thu	49	76	82	78	70	61	58	57	59	60	60	61	65	58	54	55	47
Fri	47	59	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	61	65	59	62	66	78	67	47
Sat	46	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	58	56	56	55	54	52	49	48	46
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	48	52	52	52	51	49	49	49	54	59	65	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Fontana to Downey (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (70 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Downey 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Downey?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Downey to Fontana (return trip) · Fontana to Los Angeles · Fontana to Long Beach · Fontana to Anaheim · Fontana to Santa Ana · Fontana to Irvine · Fontana to San Bernardino · Fontana to Moreno Valley · Fontana to Huntington Beach · Fontana to Glendale · Fontana to Santa Clarita · Fontana to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	75	81	78	70	63	60	59	57	60	60	61	58	52	49	48	47
Tue	46	79	87	82	69	65	58	57	58	59	60	61	63	57	51	49	46
Wed	48	78	90	85	76	65	62	57	57	59	61	62	66	73	73	65	47
Thu	49	76	82	78	70	61	58	57	59	60	60	61	65	58	54	55	47
Fri	47	59	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	61	65	59	62	66	78	67	47
Sat	46	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	58	56	56	55	54	52	49	48	46
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	48	52	52	52	51	49	49	49	54	59	65	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	75	81	78	70	63	60	59	57	60	60	61	58	52	49	48	47
Tue	46	79	87	82	69	65	58	57	58	59	60	61	63	57	51	49	46
Wed	48	78	90	85	76	65	62	57	57	59	61	62	66	73	73	65	47
Thu	49	76	82	78	70	61	58	57	59	60	60	61	65	58	54	55	47
Fri	47	59	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	61	65	59	62	66	78	67	47
Sat	46	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	58	56	56	55	54	52	49	48	46
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	48	52	52	52	51	49	49	49	54	59	65	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	75	81	78	70	63	60	59	57	60	60	61	58	52	49	48	47
Tue	46	79	87	82	69	65	58	57	58	59	60	61	63	57	51	49	46
Wed	48	78	90	85	76	65	62	57	57	59	61	62	66	73	73	65	47
Thu	49	76	82	78	70	61	58	57	59	60	60	61	65	58	54	55	47
Fri	47	59	66	71	62	61	60	60	61	61	65	59	62	66	78	67	47
Sat	46	49	48	49	50	52	54	57	58	56	56	55	54	52	49	48	46
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	48	52	52	52	51	49	49	49	54	59	65	46