Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Fontana

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-10 West, usually 50 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 Hemet 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	48	51	64	58	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	50	51	50	49
Tue	49	52	75	66	54	50	50	51	54	54	51	53	61	50	50	49	49
Wed	48	51	71	66	54	51	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	51	50	49	48
Thu	49	53	69	62	54	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	62	51	50	49	48
Fri	48	50	56	56	52	51	51	52	53	57	63	61	60	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	56	58	55	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	50	52	52	54	52	50	50	49	50	51	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Hemet to Fontana (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (22 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet 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 Hemet to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 48 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Fontana?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (30 miles)

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More drives

Fontana to Hemet (return trip) · Hemet to Long Beach · Hemet to Anaheim · Hemet to Riverside · Hemet to Santa Ana · Hemet to Irvine · Hemet to San Bernardino

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	64	58	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	50	51	50	49
Tue	49	52	75	66	54	50	50	51	54	54	51	53	61	50	50	49	49
Wed	48	51	71	66	54	51	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	51	50	49	48
Thu	49	53	69	62	54	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	62	51	50	49	48
Fri	48	50	56	56	52	51	51	52	53	57	63	61	60	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	56	58	55	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	50	52	52	54	52	50	50	49	50	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	64	58	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	50	51	50	49
Tue	49	52	75	66	54	50	50	51	54	54	51	53	61	50	50	49	49
Wed	48	51	71	66	54	51	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	51	50	49	48
Thu	49	53	69	62	54	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	62	51	50	49	48
Fri	48	50	56	56	52	51	51	52	53	57	63	61	60	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	56	58	55	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	50	52	52	54	52	50	50	49	50	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	64	58	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	50	51	50	49
Tue	49	52	75	66	54	50	50	51	54	54	51	53	61	50	50	49	49
Wed	48	51	71	66	54	51	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	51	50	49	48
Thu	49	53	69	62	54	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	62	51	50	49	48
Fri	48	50	56	56	52	51	51	52	53	57	63	61	60	50	50	50	48
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	56	58	55	50	49	49	49	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	50	52	52	54	52	50	50	49	50	51	50	49