Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Temecula

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-215 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Temecula 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	52	60	62	66	59	55	55	55	58	63	65	70	74	58	51	50	49
Tue	50	62	62	71	58	56	55	55	55	55	63	75	81	64	53	50	49
Wed	50	60	66	66	63	56	54	56	58	60	66	72	73	62	54	50	49
Thu	51	62	63	67	58	53	53	55	53	58	73	76	87	64	56	51	48
Fri	49	54	60	65	59	57	57	58	60	69	78	76	75	68	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	61	68	69	71	65	61	58	55	54	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	51	50	50	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	51	51	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Fontana to Temecula (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana to central Temecula 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 Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 48 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Temecula?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (1.5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula 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	52	60	62	66	59	55	55	55	58	63	65	70	74	58	51	50	49
Tue	50	62	62	71	58	56	55	55	55	55	63	75	81	64	53	50	49
Wed	50	60	66	66	63	56	54	56	58	60	66	72	73	62	54	50	49
Thu	51	62	63	67	58	53	53	55	53	58	73	76	87	64	56	51	48
Fri	49	54	60	65	59	57	57	58	60	69	78	76	75	68	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	61	68	69	71	65	61	58	55	54	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	51	50	50	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	51	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	62	66	59	55	55	55	58	63	65	70	74	58	51	50	49
Tue	50	62	62	71	58	56	55	55	55	55	63	75	81	64	53	50	49
Wed	50	60	66	66	63	56	54	56	58	60	66	72	73	62	54	50	49
Thu	51	62	63	67	58	53	53	55	53	58	73	76	87	64	56	51	48
Fri	49	54	60	65	59	57	57	58	60	69	78	76	75	68	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	61	68	69	71	65	61	58	55	54	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	51	50	50	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	51	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	62	66	59	55	55	55	58	63	65	70	74	58	51	50	49
Tue	50	62	62	71	58	56	55	55	55	55	63	75	81	64	53	50	49
Wed	50	60	66	66	63	56	54	56	58	60	66	72	73	62	54	50	49
Thu	51	62	63	67	58	53	53	55	53	58	73	76	87	64	56	51	48
Fri	49	54	60	65	59	57	57	58	60	69	78	76	75	68	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	61	68	69	71	65	61	58	55	54	51	50	49
Sun	49	49	51	50	50	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	51	51	51	49