Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Fontana

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-10 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Mid-City 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	53	55	58	61	59	61	62	63	69	84	119	121	126	102	75	61	54
Tue	53	55	58	62	59	60	61	63	66	91	118	131	127	110	88	67	54
Wed	53	56	58	63	58	61	61	63	67	88	125	129	121	108	89	70	54
Thu	54	55	57	61	58	59	61	62	71	91	118	129	121	103	86	73	55
Fri	54	56	58	62	61	62	65	70	87	99	130	116	116	94	78	68	56
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	68	66	60	59	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Mid-City to Fontana (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Fontana?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Fontana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fontana to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto · Mid-City to Compton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	61	59	61	62	63	69	84	119	121	126	102	75	61	54
Tue	53	55	58	62	59	60	61	63	66	91	118	131	127	110	88	67	54
Wed	53	56	58	63	58	61	61	63	67	88	125	129	121	108	89	70	54
Thu	54	55	57	61	58	59	61	62	71	91	118	129	121	103	86	73	55
Fri	54	56	58	62	61	62	65	70	87	99	130	116	116	94	78	68	56
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	68	66	60	59	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	61	59	61	62	63	69	84	119	121	126	102	75	61	54
Tue	53	55	58	62	59	60	61	63	66	91	118	131	127	110	88	67	54
Wed	53	56	58	63	58	61	61	63	67	88	125	129	121	108	89	70	54
Thu	54	55	57	61	58	59	61	62	71	91	118	129	121	103	86	73	55
Fri	54	56	58	62	61	62	65	70	87	99	130	116	116	94	78	68	56
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	68	66	60	59	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	61	59	61	62	63	69	84	119	121	126	102	75	61	54
Tue	53	55	58	62	59	60	61	63	66	91	118	131	127	110	88	67	54
Wed	53	56	58	63	58	61	61	63	67	88	125	129	121	108	89	70	54
Thu	54	55	57	61	58	59	61	62	71	91	118	129	121	103	86	73	55
Fri	54	56	58	62	61	62	65	70	87	99	130	116	116	94	78	68	56
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	68	66	60	59	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	54