Best Time to Drive from Fontana to South Gate

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-10 West, usually 66 at this time.

Only 35% 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 South Gate 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	53	81	90	84	74	65	63	60	59	60	58	59	58	55	54	55	53
Tue	53	88	95	91	75	67	62	60	59	59	59	57	58	57	56	56	53
Wed	55	83	96	93	78	68	66	60	60	57	59	58	62	73	77	71	53
Thu	56	78	90	87	73	65	63	60	59	60	59	57	61	58	58	61	53
Fri	54	64	72	78	67	62	62	60	61	58	61	57	61	67	81	72	53
Sat	52	55	55	56	58	60	62	61	63	60	59	57	58	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	54	55	56	59	59	58	58	56	56	56	58	64	72	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Fontana to South Gate (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to South Gate?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 53 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to South Gate?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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

More drives

South Gate 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	53	81	90	84	74	65	63	60	59	60	58	59	58	55	54	55	53
Tue	53	88	95	91	75	67	62	60	59	59	59	57	58	57	56	56	53
Wed	55	83	96	93	78	68	66	60	60	57	59	58	62	73	77	71	53
Thu	56	78	90	87	73	65	63	60	59	60	59	57	61	58	58	61	53
Fri	54	64	72	78	67	62	62	60	61	58	61	57	61	67	81	72	53
Sat	52	55	55	56	58	60	62	61	63	60	59	57	58	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	54	55	56	59	59	58	58	56	56	56	58	64	72	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	81	90	84	74	65	63	60	59	60	58	59	58	55	54	55	53
Tue	53	88	95	91	75	67	62	60	59	59	59	57	58	57	56	56	53
Wed	55	83	96	93	78	68	66	60	60	57	59	58	62	73	77	71	53
Thu	56	78	90	87	73	65	63	60	59	60	59	57	61	58	58	61	53
Fri	54	64	72	78	67	62	62	60	61	58	61	57	61	67	81	72	53
Sat	52	55	55	56	58	60	62	61	63	60	59	57	58	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	54	55	56	59	59	58	58	56	56	56	58	64	72	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	81	90	84	74	65	63	60	59	60	58	59	58	55	54	55	53
Tue	53	88	95	91	75	67	62	60	59	59	59	57	58	57	56	56	53
Wed	55	83	96	93	78	68	66	60	60	57	59	58	62	73	77	71	53
Thu	56	78	90	87	73	65	63	60	59	60	59	57	61	58	58	61	53
Fri	54	64	72	78	67	62	62	60	61	58	61	57	61	67	81	72	53
Sat	52	55	55	56	58	60	62	61	63	60	59	57	58	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	54	55	56	59	59	58	58	56	56	56	58	64	72	52