Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-210 West, usually 75 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Santa Clarita 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	71	99	106	104	93	87	85	82	83	81	82	87	83	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	110	118	111	101	88	84	80	80	79	84	92	92	80	77	75	73
Wed	70	102	116	115	100	89	86	83	80	81	86	89	89	82	76	75	73
Thu	72	105	115	112	99	88	85	83	81	85	96	101	97	85	77	74	72
Fri	71	85	91	96	93	91	89	91	89	89	99	98	94	89	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	73	73	75	84	89	86	87	86	83	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	74	76	82	94	94	95	87	79	76	75	75	76	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Fontana to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to Santa Clarita?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 70 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (53 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Clarita 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 Oceanside · Fontana to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	99	106	104	93	87	85	82	83	81	82	87	83	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	110	118	111	101	88	84	80	80	79	84	92	92	80	77	75	73
Wed	70	102	116	115	100	89	86	83	80	81	86	89	89	82	76	75	73
Thu	72	105	115	112	99	88	85	83	81	85	96	101	97	85	77	74	72
Fri	71	85	91	96	93	91	89	91	89	89	99	98	94	89	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	73	73	75	84	89	86	87	86	83	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	74	76	82	94	94	95	87	79	76	75	75	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	99	106	104	93	87	85	82	83	81	82	87	83	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	110	118	111	101	88	84	80	80	79	84	92	92	80	77	75	73
Wed	70	102	116	115	100	89	86	83	80	81	86	89	89	82	76	75	73
Thu	72	105	115	112	99	88	85	83	81	85	96	101	97	85	77	74	72
Fri	71	85	91	96	93	91	89	91	89	89	99	98	94	89	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	73	73	75	84	89	86	87	86	83	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	74	76	82	94	94	95	87	79	76	75	75	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	99	106	104	93	87	85	82	83	81	82	87	83	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	110	118	111	101	88	84	80	80	79	84	92	92	80	77	75	73
Wed	70	102	116	115	100	89	86	83	80	81	86	89	89	82	76	75	73
Thu	72	105	115	112	99	88	85	83	81	85	96	101	97	85	77	74	72
Fri	71	85	91	96	93	91	89	91	89	89	99	98	94	89	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	73	73	75	84	89	86	87	86	83	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	74	76	82	94	94	95	87	79	76	75	75	76	72