Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Fontana

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-210 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Glendale to Fontana 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	51	52	61	56	55	56	56	57	61	72	87	100	99	82	66	54	51
Tue	51	52	62	64	56	56	56	58	63	72	94	98	100	79	63	56	51
Wed	51	52	62	61	56	57	58	59	61	74	94	99	102	83	65	57	51
Thu	51	52	61	61	57	57	57	59	62	78	98	102	101	85	66	58	51
Fri	51	52	55	56	57	57	59	68	78	105	114	113	103	85	68	59	53
Sat	51	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	61	68	70	73	72	63	56	54	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	54	55	53	54	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Glendale to Fontana (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Fontana 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 Glendale to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 50 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	61	56	55	56	56	57	61	72	87	100	99	82	66	54	51
Tue	51	52	62	64	56	56	56	58	63	72	94	98	100	79	63	56	51
Wed	51	52	62	61	56	57	58	59	61	74	94	99	102	83	65	57	51
Thu	51	52	61	61	57	57	57	59	62	78	98	102	101	85	66	58	51
Fri	51	52	55	56	57	57	59	68	78	105	114	113	103	85	68	59	53
Sat	51	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	61	68	70	73	72	63	56	54	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	54	55	53	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	61	56	55	56	56	57	61	72	87	100	99	82	66	54	51
Tue	51	52	62	64	56	56	56	58	63	72	94	98	100	79	63	56	51
Wed	51	52	62	61	56	57	58	59	61	74	94	99	102	83	65	57	51
Thu	51	52	61	61	57	57	57	59	62	78	98	102	101	85	66	58	51
Fri	51	52	55	56	57	57	59	68	78	105	114	113	103	85	68	59	53
Sat	51	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	61	68	70	73	72	63	56	54	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	54	55	53	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	61	56	55	56	56	57	61	72	87	100	99	82	66	54	51
Tue	51	52	62	64	56	56	56	58	63	72	94	98	100	79	63	56	51
Wed	51	52	62	61	56	57	58	59	61	74	94	99	102	83	65	57	51
Thu	51	52	61	61	57	57	57	59	62	78	98	102	101	85	66	58	51
Fri	51	52	55	56	57	57	59	68	78	105	114	113	103	85	68	59	53
Sat	51	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	61	68	70	73	72	63	56	54	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	54	55	53	54	55	51