Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Fontana

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 46 at this time.

Only 32% 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 La Mirada 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	44	47	47	48	51	53	55	54	56	57	63	72	69	66	56	51	45
Tue	44	47	48	49	51	52	53	54	54	55	65	68	71	65	56	50	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	51	54	55	55	55	55	62	71	71	63	52	50	45
Thu	44	47	47	49	51	52	52	53	54	57	68	71	71	64	54	50	45
Fri	45	47	48	49	52	54	54	57	60	65	73	79	74	67	59	52	46
Sat	45	46	46	46	48	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	50	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	47	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from La Mirada to Fontana (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 La Mirada to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Fontana?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 44 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Fontana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fontana to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley · La Mirada to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	47	48	51	53	55	54	56	57	63	72	69	66	56	51	45
Tue	44	47	48	49	51	52	53	54	54	55	65	68	71	65	56	50	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	51	54	55	55	55	55	62	71	71	63	52	50	45
Thu	44	47	47	49	51	52	52	53	54	57	68	71	71	64	54	50	45
Fri	45	47	48	49	52	54	54	57	60	65	73	79	74	67	59	52	46
Sat	45	46	46	46	48	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	50	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	47	48	51	53	55	54	56	57	63	72	69	66	56	51	45
Tue	44	47	48	49	51	52	53	54	54	55	65	68	71	65	56	50	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	51	54	55	55	55	55	62	71	71	63	52	50	45
Thu	44	47	47	49	51	52	52	53	54	57	68	71	71	64	54	50	45
Fri	45	47	48	49	52	54	54	57	60	65	73	79	74	67	59	52	46
Sat	45	46	46	46	48	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	50	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	47	48	51	53	55	54	56	57	63	72	69	66	56	51	45
Tue	44	47	48	49	51	52	53	54	54	55	65	68	71	65	56	50	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	51	54	55	55	55	55	62	71	71	63	52	50	45
Thu	44	47	47	49	51	52	52	53	54	57	68	71	71	64	54	50	45
Fri	45	47	48	49	52	54	54	57	60	65	73	79	74	67	59	52	46
Sat	45	46	46	46	48	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	50	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	47	47	44