Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Long Beach

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-60 West and SR-57 South and SR-22 West, usually 74 at this time.

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.

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Fontana to Long Beach (via SR-60 West and SR-57 South and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Long Beach to Fontana

Freeway, about 54 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 16 to 26 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Fontana to downtown Long Beach along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fontana to Long Beach by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6383888880747472737580808070656463
Tue6386909181787673737480848374656463
Wed6388929084787573747579838473666563
Thu6485878880767674737481858474676463
Fri6474808277757575768187888778676564
Sat6365656668727675767574747370666463
Sun6362636465677174727169676766666663

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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 63 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (16 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

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