Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Los Angeles

Right now (8:20 am PDT): about 85 minutes via I-10 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Los Angeles 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	45	70	74	68	63	57	56	54	52	52	51	53	52	49	47	48	46
Tue	46	71	78	74	62	60	55	53	53	52	53	51	53	51	49	51	46
Wed	46	67	76	72	63	59	58	52	52	51	53	53	56	69	71	65	47
Thu	46	66	73	67	60	58	55	53	52	54	53	52	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	52	52	52	60	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	52	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	56	58	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Fontana to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 48 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to Los Angeles?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	70	74	68	63	57	56	54	52	52	51	53	52	49	47	48	46
Tue	46	71	78	74	62	60	55	53	53	52	53	51	53	51	49	51	46
Wed	46	67	76	72	63	59	58	52	52	51	53	53	56	69	71	65	47
Thu	46	66	73	67	60	58	55	53	52	54	53	52	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	52	52	52	60	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	52	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	56	58	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	70	74	68	63	57	56	54	52	52	51	53	52	49	47	48	46
Tue	46	71	78	74	62	60	55	53	53	52	53	51	53	51	49	51	46
Wed	46	67	76	72	63	59	58	52	52	51	53	53	56	69	71	65	47
Thu	46	66	73	67	60	58	55	53	52	54	53	52	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	52	52	52	60	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	52	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	56	58	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	70	74	68	63	57	56	54	52	52	51	53	52	49	47	48	46
Tue	46	71	78	74	62	60	55	53	53	52	53	51	53	51	49	51	46
Wed	46	67	76	72	63	59	58	52	52	51	53	53	56	69	71	65	47
Thu	46	66	73	67	60	58	55	53	52	54	53	52	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	52	52	52	60	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	52	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	56	58	47