Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Fontana

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-10 East, usually 97 at this time.

Only 38% 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	54	57	60	63	59	61	62	63	68	87	116	120	125	99	71	61	54
Tue	54	57	60	64	60	60	61	63	65	91	113	130	124	107	85	65	53
Wed	54	58	62	65	60	62	62	63	67	89	127	130	123	109	88	67	53
Thu	54	56	60	63	59	60	60	61	71	91	119	129	121	108	88	73	55
Fri	55	56	60	63	61	62	64	70	90	100	127	111	112	88	73	65	55
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	61	67	69	68	68	62	58	58	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	53

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 130 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 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 8 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 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 130 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 130 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 Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Fontana to Mid-City (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	63	59	61	62	63	68	87	116	120	125	99	71	61	54
Tue	54	57	60	64	60	60	61	63	65	91	113	130	124	107	85	65	53
Wed	54	58	62	65	60	62	62	63	67	89	127	130	123	109	88	67	53
Thu	54	56	60	63	59	60	60	61	71	91	119	129	121	108	88	73	55
Fri	55	56	60	63	61	62	64	70	90	100	127	111	112	88	73	65	55
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	61	67	69	68	68	62	58	58	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	63	59	61	62	63	68	87	116	120	125	99	71	61	54
Tue	54	57	60	64	60	60	61	63	65	91	113	130	124	107	85	65	53
Wed	54	58	62	65	60	62	62	63	67	89	127	130	123	109	88	67	53
Thu	54	56	60	63	59	60	60	61	71	91	119	129	121	108	88	73	55
Fri	55	56	60	63	61	62	64	70	90	100	127	111	112	88	73	65	55
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	61	67	69	68	68	62	58	58	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	63	59	61	62	63	68	87	116	120	125	99	71	61	54
Tue	54	57	60	64	60	60	61	63	65	91	113	130	124	107	85	65	53
Wed	54	58	62	65	60	62	62	63	67	89	127	130	123	109	88	67	53
Thu	54	56	60	63	59	60	60	61	71	91	119	129	121	108	88	73	55
Fri	55	56	60	63	61	62	64	70	90	100	127	111	112	88	73	65	55
Sat	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	61	67	69	68	68	62	58	58	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	53