Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Lakewood

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South.

Only 29% 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 Lakewood 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	52	81	86	84	76	69	65	64	60	61	60	61	59	55	53	53	51
Tue	51	86	94	86	74	69	63	62	61	60	59	59	60	57	55	55	51
Wed	53	84	95	88	79	68	68	61	61	59	61	60	64	73	75	69	51
Thu	54	84	89	83	75	65	63	60	60	60	59	59	63	58	57	59	52
Fri	52	65	71	77	68	65	62	62	63	61	63	58	63	68	80	71	52
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	58	59	63	61	58	57	56	56	56	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	58	58	56	54	54	55	58	62	70	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Fontana to Lakewood (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 98 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 51 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Lakewood?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 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 (12 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	81	86	84	76	69	65	64	60	61	60	61	59	55	53	53	51
Tue	51	86	94	86	74	69	63	62	61	60	59	59	60	57	55	55	51
Wed	53	84	95	88	79	68	68	61	61	59	61	60	64	73	75	69	51
Thu	54	84	89	83	75	65	63	60	60	60	59	59	63	58	57	59	52
Fri	52	65	71	77	68	65	62	62	63	61	63	58	63	68	80	71	52
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	58	59	63	61	58	57	56	56	56	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	58	58	56	54	54	55	58	62	70	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	81	86	84	76	69	65	64	60	61	60	61	59	55	53	53	51
Tue	51	86	94	86	74	69	63	62	61	60	59	59	60	57	55	55	51
Wed	53	84	95	88	79	68	68	61	61	59	61	60	64	73	75	69	51
Thu	54	84	89	83	75	65	63	60	60	60	59	59	63	58	57	59	52
Fri	52	65	71	77	68	65	62	62	63	61	63	58	63	68	80	71	52
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	58	59	63	61	58	57	56	56	56	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	58	58	56	54	54	55	58	62	70	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	81	86	84	76	69	65	64	60	61	60	61	59	55	53	53	51
Tue	51	86	94	86	74	69	63	62	61	60	59	59	60	57	55	55	51
Wed	53	84	95	88	79	68	68	61	61	59	61	60	64	73	75	69	51
Thu	54	84	89	83	75	65	63	60	60	60	59	59	63	58	57	59	52
Fri	52	65	71	77	68	65	62	62	63	61	63	58	63	68	80	71	52
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	58	59	63	61	58	57	56	56	56	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	58	58	56	54	54	55	58	62	70	51