Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Lakewood

Right now (3:58 am PST): about 50 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 31% 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	50	76	81	76	73	68	64	62	60	60	58	61	61	56	52	52	51
Tue	50	79	89	80	71	70	65	61	61	61	60	62	65	59	55	54	51
Wed	51	77	88	78	73	69	66	61	61	60	64	63	69	76	75	69	51
Thu	51	78	82	74	71	67	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	61	58	58	51
Fri	51	63	67	65	66	66	64	63	65	64	63	61	71	72	67	61	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	57	61	61	60	60	58	59	59	64	60	58	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	56	57	58	56	55	55	56	58	60	61	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 50 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (65 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 11 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 50 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Lakewood?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 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

More drives

Lakewood 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	50	76	81	76	73	68	64	62	60	60	58	61	61	56	52	52	51
Tue	50	79	89	80	71	70	65	61	61	61	60	62	65	59	55	54	51
Wed	51	77	88	78	73	69	66	61	61	60	64	63	69	76	75	69	51
Thu	51	78	82	74	71	67	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	61	58	58	51
Fri	51	63	67	65	66	66	64	63	65	64	63	61	71	72	67	61	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	57	61	61	60	60	58	59	59	64	60	58	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	56	57	58	56	55	55	56	58	60	61	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	76	81	76	73	68	64	62	60	60	58	61	61	56	52	52	51
Tue	50	79	89	80	71	70	65	61	61	61	60	62	65	59	55	54	51
Wed	51	77	88	78	73	69	66	61	61	60	64	63	69	76	75	69	51
Thu	51	78	82	74	71	67	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	61	58	58	51
Fri	51	63	67	65	66	66	64	63	65	64	63	61	71	72	67	61	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	57	61	61	60	60	58	59	59	64	60	58	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	56	57	58	56	55	55	56	58	60	61	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	76	81	76	73	68	64	62	60	60	58	61	61	56	52	52	51
Tue	50	79	89	80	71	70	65	61	61	61	60	62	65	59	55	54	51
Wed	51	77	88	78	73	69	66	61	61	60	64	63	69	76	75	69	51
Thu	51	78	82	74	71	67	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	61	58	58	51
Fri	51	63	67	65	66	66	64	63	65	64	63	61	71	72	67	61	51
Sat	50	52	53	53	54	57	61	61	60	60	58	59	59	64	60	58	50
Sun	50	50	51	51	53	53	56	57	58	56	55	55	56	58	60	61	51