Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Fontana

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-10 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 54% 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.

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Los Angeles to Fontana (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Fontana to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Fontana along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles 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	45	48	51	53	51	52	52	53	56	64	75	79	77	68	54	49	46
Tue	46	50	53	54	52	51	52	53	55	66	79	85	83	70	59	50	46
Wed	45	50	53	54	51	52	53	54	58	67	80	85	84	72	61	51	46
Thu	46	49	53	54	52	52	52	54	58	70	80	84	83	71	59	52	46
Fri	46	48	51	53	52	53	54	58	69	77	92	90	84	72	60	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	59	58	55	50	50	46
Sun	46	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46

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 Los Angeles to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Fontana?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	51	53	51	52	52	53	56	64	75	79	77	68	54	49	46
Tue	46	50	53	54	52	51	52	53	55	66	79	85	83	70	59	50	46
Wed	45	50	53	54	51	52	53	54	58	67	80	85	84	72	61	51	46
Thu	46	49	53	54	52	52	52	54	58	70	80	84	83	71	59	52	46
Fri	46	48	51	53	52	53	54	58	69	77	92	90	84	72	60	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	59	58	55	50	50	46
Sun	46	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	51	53	51	52	52	53	56	64	75	79	77	68	54	49	46
Tue	46	50	53	54	52	51	52	53	55	66	79	85	83	70	59	50	46
Wed	45	50	53	54	51	52	53	54	58	67	80	85	84	72	61	51	46
Thu	46	49	53	54	52	52	52	54	58	70	80	84	83	71	59	52	46
Fri	46	48	51	53	52	53	54	58	69	77	92	90	84	72	60	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	59	58	55	50	50	46
Sun	46	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	51	53	51	52	52	53	56	64	75	79	77	68	54	49	46
Tue	46	50	53	54	52	51	52	53	55	66	79	85	83	70	59	50	46
Wed	45	50	53	54	51	52	53	54	58	67	80	85	84	72	61	51	46
Thu	46	49	53	54	52	52	52	54	58	70	80	84	83	71	59	52	46
Fri	46	48	51	53	52	53	54	58	69	77	92	90	84	72	60	51	47
Sat	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	59	58	55	50	50	46
Sun	46	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46