Best Time to Drive from Fontana to East Los Angeles

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-10 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 43% 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	43	66	72	66	61	55	54	51	50	50	48	51	50	47	45	45	44
Tue	43	66	75	71	59	57	53	51	50	50	51	49	51	49	48	47	45
Wed	44	64	74	68	61	58	54	50	50	49	53	51	57	68	69	63	45
Thu	43	62	70	64	58	55	53	50	50	52	51	51	55	52	50	52	45
Fri	44	52	56	55	55	53	53	52	53	51	52	51	59	64	63	55	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	52	50	51	51	49	50	50	58	53	51	43
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	47	47	48	50	53	54	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 43 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (58 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 75 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 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	43	66	72	66	61	55	54	51	50	50	48	51	50	47	45	45	44
Tue	43	66	75	71	59	57	53	51	50	50	51	49	51	49	48	47	45
Wed	44	64	74	68	61	58	54	50	50	49	53	51	57	68	69	63	45
Thu	43	62	70	64	58	55	53	50	50	52	51	51	55	52	50	52	45
Fri	44	52	56	55	55	53	53	52	53	51	52	51	59	64	63	55	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	52	50	51	51	49	50	50	58	53	51	43
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	47	47	48	50	53	54	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	66	72	66	61	55	54	51	50	50	48	51	50	47	45	45	44
Tue	43	66	75	71	59	57	53	51	50	50	51	49	51	49	48	47	45
Wed	44	64	74	68	61	58	54	50	50	49	53	51	57	68	69	63	45
Thu	43	62	70	64	58	55	53	50	50	52	51	51	55	52	50	52	45
Fri	44	52	56	55	55	53	53	52	53	51	52	51	59	64	63	55	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	52	50	51	51	49	50	50	58	53	51	43
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	47	47	48	50	53	54	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	66	72	66	61	55	54	51	50	50	48	51	50	47	45	45	44
Tue	43	66	75	71	59	57	53	51	50	50	51	49	51	49	48	47	45
Wed	44	64	74	68	61	58	54	50	50	49	53	51	57	68	69	63	45
Thu	43	62	70	64	58	55	53	50	50	52	51	51	55	52	50	52	45
Fri	44	52	56	55	55	53	53	52	53	51	52	51	59	64	63	55	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	52	50	51	51	49	50	50	58	53	51	43
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	47	47	48	50	53	54	44