Best Time to Drive from Fontana to El Monte

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-10 West, usually 36 at this time.

Only 52% 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 El Monte 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	34	56	60	58	51	44	42	40	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	36	35
Tue	34	58	62	59	50	45	40	40	39	39	39	38	40	38	36	36	34
Wed	36	57	65	61	54	45	44	39	39	38	39	39	43	56	59	53	35
Thu	36	54	59	56	48	42	40	38	39	40	39	38	42	39	40	42	35
Fri	35	42	47	53	44	41	40	40	41	39	43	38	42	48	64	55	35
Sat	34	36	36	36	36	38	38	39	40	37	37	37	36	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	38	36	37	36	36	36	40	46	53	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Fontana to El Monte (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central El Monte 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 El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to El Monte?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to El Monte?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (16 miles)

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

More drives

El Monte 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	34	56	60	58	51	44	42	40	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	36	35
Tue	34	58	62	59	50	45	40	40	39	39	39	38	40	38	36	36	34
Wed	36	57	65	61	54	45	44	39	39	38	39	39	43	56	59	53	35
Thu	36	54	59	56	48	42	40	38	39	40	39	38	42	39	40	42	35
Fri	35	42	47	53	44	41	40	40	41	39	43	38	42	48	64	55	35
Sat	34	36	36	36	36	38	38	39	40	37	37	37	36	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	38	36	37	36	36	36	40	46	53	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	56	60	58	51	44	42	40	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	36	35
Tue	34	58	62	59	50	45	40	40	39	39	39	38	40	38	36	36	34
Wed	36	57	65	61	54	45	44	39	39	38	39	39	43	56	59	53	35
Thu	36	54	59	56	48	42	40	38	39	40	39	38	42	39	40	42	35
Fri	35	42	47	53	44	41	40	40	41	39	43	38	42	48	64	55	35
Sat	34	36	36	36	36	38	38	39	40	37	37	37	36	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	38	36	37	36	36	36	40	46	53	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	56	60	58	51	44	42	40	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	36	35
Tue	34	58	62	59	50	45	40	40	39	39	39	38	40	38	36	36	34
Wed	36	57	65	61	54	45	44	39	39	38	39	39	43	56	59	53	35
Thu	36	54	59	56	48	42	40	38	39	40	39	38	42	39	40	42	35
Fri	35	42	47	53	44	41	40	40	41	39	43	38	42	48	64	55	35
Sat	34	36	36	36	36	38	38	39	40	37	37	37	36	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	38	36	37	36	36	36	40	46	53	34