Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 24% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Fontana to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 74 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 141 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) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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