Best Time to Drive from Fontana to East Los Angeles

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-10 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 45% 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 East Los Angeles 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	44	70	78	73	64	56	54	51	50	51	50	51	50	47	46	46	45
Tue	44	73	81	77	64	57	52	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	46	71	84	79	68	58	56	50	50	49	50	50	54	67	70	63	45
Thu	47	67	77	75	62	55	53	50	50	51	50	49	53	50	50	53	45
Fri	45	54	62	67	57	53	52	51	52	51	54	49	53	59	74	64	45
Sat	44	47	46	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	49	48	49	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	47	49	50	48	49	47	47	47	51	57	64	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Fontana to East Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to East Los Angeles?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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

More drives

East Los Angeles 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	44	70	78	73	64	56	54	51	50	51	50	51	50	47	46	46	45
Tue	44	73	81	77	64	57	52	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	46	71	84	79	68	58	56	50	50	49	50	50	54	67	70	63	45
Thu	47	67	77	75	62	55	53	50	50	51	50	49	53	50	50	53	45
Fri	45	54	62	67	57	53	52	51	52	51	54	49	53	59	74	64	45
Sat	44	47	46	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	49	48	49	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	47	49	50	48	49	47	47	47	51	57	64	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	70	78	73	64	56	54	51	50	51	50	51	50	47	46	46	45
Tue	44	73	81	77	64	57	52	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	46	71	84	79	68	58	56	50	50	49	50	50	54	67	70	63	45
Thu	47	67	77	75	62	55	53	50	50	51	50	49	53	50	50	53	45
Fri	45	54	62	67	57	53	52	51	52	51	54	49	53	59	74	64	45
Sat	44	47	46	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	49	48	49	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	47	49	50	48	49	47	47	47	51	57	64	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	70	78	73	64	56	54	51	50	51	50	51	50	47	46	46	45
Tue	44	73	81	77	64	57	52	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	46	71	84	79	68	58	56	50	50	49	50	50	54	67	70	63	45
Thu	47	67	77	75	62	55	53	50	50	51	50	49	53	50	50	53	45
Fri	45	54	62	67	57	53	52	51	52	51	54	49	53	59	74	64	45
Sat	44	47	46	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	49	48	49	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	47	49	50	48	49	47	47	47	51	57	64	44