Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Whittier

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-10 West, usually 67 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Whittier 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	44	75	78	76	67	58	54	52	50	51	50	51	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	78	82	78	64	59	53	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	45	75	83	80	71	58	57	50	50	48	50	50	55	65	68	62	44
Thu	46	74	77	73	65	55	52	50	50	50	49	49	53	49	49	51	44
Fri	44	57	61	67	57	54	52	51	52	50	53	48	54	61	73	63	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	48	49	53	51	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	42
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	48	48	47	45	45	46	49	55	63	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Fontana to Whittier (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 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 Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 43 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Whittier?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 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 (6 miles)

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

More drives

Whittier 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	44	75	78	76	67	58	54	52	50	51	50	51	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	78	82	78	64	59	53	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	45	75	83	80	71	58	57	50	50	48	50	50	55	65	68	62	44
Thu	46	74	77	73	65	55	52	50	50	50	49	49	53	49	49	51	44
Fri	44	57	61	67	57	54	52	51	52	50	53	48	54	61	73	63	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	48	49	53	51	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	42
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	48	48	47	45	45	46	49	55	63	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	75	78	76	67	58	54	52	50	51	50	51	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	78	82	78	64	59	53	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	45	75	83	80	71	58	57	50	50	48	50	50	55	65	68	62	44
Thu	46	74	77	73	65	55	52	50	50	50	49	49	53	49	49	51	44
Fri	44	57	61	67	57	54	52	51	52	50	53	48	54	61	73	63	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	48	49	53	51	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	42
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	48	48	47	45	45	46	49	55	63	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	75	78	76	67	58	54	52	50	51	50	51	49	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	78	82	78	64	59	53	51	50	50	50	49	51	49	47	47	44
Wed	45	75	83	80	71	58	57	50	50	48	50	50	55	65	68	62	44
Thu	46	74	77	73	65	55	52	50	50	50	49	49	53	49	49	51	44
Fri	44	57	61	67	57	54	52	51	52	50	53	48	54	61	73	63	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	48	49	53	51	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	42
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	48	48	47	45	45	46	49	55	63	43