Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Laguna Beach

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-15 South and SR-241 South and SR-91 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 22% 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 57-mile drive from Fontana to Laguna Beach (via I-15 South and SR-241 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to Laguna Beach?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Laguna Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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