Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Fontana

Right now (4:37 am PST): about 47 minutes via I-15 North and SR-241 North and SR-91 East, usually 47 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Forest 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	47	50	54	52	54	55	54	55	56	58	65	67	62	55	53	51	48
Tue	48	51	54	54	53	54	54	54	55	60	65	68	64	55	53	51	48
Wed	48	51	53	55	53	53	53	54	55	60	64	64	63	54	55	51	48
Thu	47	50	53	52	52	53	53	54	56	59	65	65	60	55	52	50	47
Fri	48	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	57	61	66	66	62	57	54	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	51	47
Sun	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	50	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Lake Forest to Fontana (via I-15 North and SR-241 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest 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 Forest to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	54	52	54	55	54	55	56	58	65	67	62	55	53	51	48
Tue	48	51	54	54	53	54	54	54	55	60	65	68	64	55	53	51	48
Wed	48	51	53	55	53	53	53	54	55	60	64	64	63	54	55	51	48
Thu	47	50	53	52	52	53	53	54	56	59	65	65	60	55	52	50	47
Fri	48	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	57	61	66	66	62	57	54	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	51	47
Sun	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	54	52	54	55	54	55	56	58	65	67	62	55	53	51	48
Tue	48	51	54	54	53	54	54	54	55	60	65	68	64	55	53	51	48
Wed	48	51	53	55	53	53	53	54	55	60	64	64	63	54	55	51	48
Thu	47	50	53	52	52	53	53	54	56	59	65	65	60	55	52	50	47
Fri	48	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	57	61	66	66	62	57	54	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	51	47
Sun	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	54	52	54	55	54	55	56	58	65	67	62	55	53	51	48
Tue	48	51	54	54	53	54	54	54	55	60	65	68	64	55	53	51	48
Wed	48	51	53	55	53	53	53	54	55	60	64	64	63	54	55	51	48
Thu	47	50	53	52	52	53	53	54	56	59	65	65	60	55	52	50	47
Fri	48	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	57	61	66	66	62	57	54	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	51	47
Sun	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	50	48