Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Fontana

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-15 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Lake Elsinore 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	40	45	59	58	54	51	50	51	51	52	50	47	45	41	40	40	39
Tue	39	44	63	62	54	49	48	48	49	49	50	47	45	44	43	42	40
Wed	39	46	64	62	52	51	49	48	47	50	50	46	46	41	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	64	62	54	50	47	48	47	50	51	47	44	41	40	40	39
Fri	38	42	46	54	53	50	50	51	51	54	54	50	47	46	44	44	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	48	48	47	46	46	45	43	42	41	40	39
Sun	39	40	40	39	40	42	44	46	45	44	43	41	41	40	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Fontana (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Elsinore 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 Lake Elsinore to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Fontana?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Fontana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (14 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fontana to Lake Elsinore (return trip) · Lake Elsinore to Los Angeles · Lake Elsinore to San Diego · Lake Elsinore to Lakewood · Lake Elsinore to Long Beach · Lake Elsinore to Anaheim · Lake Elsinore to Riverside · Lake Elsinore to Santa Ana · Lake Elsinore to Irvine · Lake Elsinore to Rancho Cucamonga · Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino · Lake Elsinore to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	59	58	54	51	50	51	51	52	50	47	45	41	40	40	39
Tue	39	44	63	62	54	49	48	48	49	49	50	47	45	44	43	42	40
Wed	39	46	64	62	52	51	49	48	47	50	50	46	46	41	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	64	62	54	50	47	48	47	50	51	47	44	41	40	40	39
Fri	38	42	46	54	53	50	50	51	51	54	54	50	47	46	44	44	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	48	48	47	46	46	45	43	42	41	40	39
Sun	39	40	40	39	40	42	44	46	45	44	43	41	41	40	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	59	58	54	51	50	51	51	52	50	47	45	41	40	40	39
Tue	39	44	63	62	54	49	48	48	49	49	50	47	45	44	43	42	40
Wed	39	46	64	62	52	51	49	48	47	50	50	46	46	41	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	64	62	54	50	47	48	47	50	51	47	44	41	40	40	39
Fri	38	42	46	54	53	50	50	51	51	54	54	50	47	46	44	44	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	48	48	47	46	46	45	43	42	41	40	39
Sun	39	40	40	39	40	42	44	46	45	44	43	41	41	40	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	59	58	54	51	50	51	51	52	50	47	45	41	40	40	39
Tue	39	44	63	62	54	49	48	48	49	49	50	47	45	44	43	42	40
Wed	39	46	64	62	52	51	49	48	47	50	50	46	46	41	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	64	62	54	50	47	48	47	50	51	47	44	41	40	40	39
Fri	38	42	46	54	53	50	50	51	51	54	54	50	47	46	44	44	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	43	45	48	48	47	46	46	45	43	42	41	40	39
Sun	39	40	40	39	40	42	44	46	45	44	43	41	41	40	41	41	39