Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Norwalk

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Norwalk 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	47	75	81	79	71	65	61	60	57	59	59	59	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	46	80	87	81	69	65	59	58	58	58	59	60	62	56	51	49	47
Wed	49	79	90	84	76	65	63	57	57	58	60	61	65	73	73	65	48
Thu	49	77	83	77	71	61	59	57	59	59	60	61	65	57	54	55	48
Fri	47	60	65	71	63	62	60	60	62	61	65	59	63	66	78	68	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	55	58	58	56	56	56	54	53	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	53	53	54	52	50	50	50	55	60	67	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Fontana to Norwalk (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Norwalk?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 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 (13 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Norwalk 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	47	75	81	79	71	65	61	60	57	59	59	59	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	46	80	87	81	69	65	59	58	58	58	59	60	62	56	51	49	47
Wed	49	79	90	84	76	65	63	57	57	58	60	61	65	73	73	65	48
Thu	49	77	83	77	71	61	59	57	59	59	60	61	65	57	54	55	48
Fri	47	60	65	71	63	62	60	60	62	61	65	59	63	66	78	68	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	55	58	58	56	56	56	54	53	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	53	53	54	52	50	50	50	55	60	67	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	75	81	79	71	65	61	60	57	59	59	59	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	46	80	87	81	69	65	59	58	58	58	59	60	62	56	51	49	47
Wed	49	79	90	84	76	65	63	57	57	58	60	61	65	73	73	65	48
Thu	49	77	83	77	71	61	59	57	59	59	60	61	65	57	54	55	48
Fri	47	60	65	71	63	62	60	60	62	61	65	59	63	66	78	68	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	55	58	58	56	56	56	54	53	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	53	53	54	52	50	50	50	55	60	67	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	75	81	79	71	65	61	60	57	59	59	59	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	46	80	87	81	69	65	59	58	58	58	59	60	62	56	51	49	47
Wed	49	79	90	84	76	65	63	57	57	58	60	61	65	73	73	65	48
Thu	49	77	83	77	71	61	59	57	59	59	60	61	65	57	54	55	48
Fri	47	60	65	71	63	62	60	60	62	61	65	59	63	66	78	68	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	55	58	58	56	56	56	54	53	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	53	53	54	52	50	50	50	55	60	67	47