Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Pasadena

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-210 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Pasadena 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	42	66	73	73	60	54	51	49	48	47	48	48	47	44	43	43	43
Tue	41	72	82	78	68	55	51	47	47	47	49	51	49	46	44	43	42
Wed	42	73	84	84	68	56	52	49	48	50	50	49	49	50	44	44	43
Thu	43	69	82	80	65	54	50	48	48	48	50	51	53	48	44	43	42
Fri	41	55	61	65	56	54	52	53	52	53	56	58	59	56	47	43	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	48	51	51	52	53	51	51	49	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	51	51	50	47	47	46	46	45	46	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Fontana to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (15 miles)

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

More drives

Pasadena 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	42	66	73	73	60	54	51	49	48	47	48	48	47	44	43	43	43
Tue	41	72	82	78	68	55	51	47	47	47	49	51	49	46	44	43	42
Wed	42	73	84	84	68	56	52	49	48	50	50	49	49	50	44	44	43
Thu	43	69	82	80	65	54	50	48	48	48	50	51	53	48	44	43	42
Fri	41	55	61	65	56	54	52	53	52	53	56	58	59	56	47	43	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	48	51	51	52	53	51	51	49	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	51	51	50	47	47	46	46	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	73	73	60	54	51	49	48	47	48	48	47	44	43	43	43
Tue	41	72	82	78	68	55	51	47	47	47	49	51	49	46	44	43	42
Wed	42	73	84	84	68	56	52	49	48	50	50	49	49	50	44	44	43
Thu	43	69	82	80	65	54	50	48	48	48	50	51	53	48	44	43	42
Fri	41	55	61	65	56	54	52	53	52	53	56	58	59	56	47	43	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	48	51	51	52	53	51	51	49	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	51	51	50	47	47	46	46	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	73	73	60	54	51	49	48	47	48	48	47	44	43	43	43
Tue	41	72	82	78	68	55	51	47	47	47	49	51	49	46	44	43	42
Wed	42	73	84	84	68	56	52	49	48	50	50	49	49	50	44	44	43
Thu	43	69	82	80	65	54	50	48	48	48	50	51	53	48	44	43	42
Fri	41	55	61	65	56	54	52	53	52	53	56	58	59	56	47	43	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	48	51	51	52	53	51	51	49	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	51	51	50	47	47	46	46	45	46	42