Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Fontana

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-215 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 69% 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 Murrieta 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	57	72	70	58	56	54	58	63	64	65	66	61	54	49	47	46
Tue	46	58	80	74	59	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	68	57	49	47	45
Wed	46	59	78	71	58	57	58	58	61	62	68	69	65	58	50	47	46
Thu	47	59	79	71	60	55	55	56	59	62	71	70	68	58	49	47	46
Fri	46	51	64	61	57	57	58	58	65	70	74	73	71	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	55	55	56	58	51	52	49	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	48	48	48	47	48	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Murrieta to Fontana (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta 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 Murrieta to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Fontana?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 45 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Fontana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (32 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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	57	72	70	58	56	54	58	63	64	65	66	61	54	49	47	46
Tue	46	58	80	74	59	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	68	57	49	47	45
Wed	46	59	78	71	58	57	58	58	61	62	68	69	65	58	50	47	46
Thu	47	59	79	71	60	55	55	56	59	62	71	70	68	58	49	47	46
Fri	46	51	64	61	57	57	58	58	65	70	74	73	71	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	55	55	56	58	51	52	49	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	48	48	48	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	72	70	58	56	54	58	63	64	65	66	61	54	49	47	46
Tue	46	58	80	74	59	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	68	57	49	47	45
Wed	46	59	78	71	58	57	58	58	61	62	68	69	65	58	50	47	46
Thu	47	59	79	71	60	55	55	56	59	62	71	70	68	58	49	47	46
Fri	46	51	64	61	57	57	58	58	65	70	74	73	71	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	55	55	56	58	51	52	49	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	48	48	48	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	72	70	58	56	54	58	63	64	65	66	61	54	49	47	46
Tue	46	58	80	74	59	55	55	56	58	61	67	72	68	57	49	47	45
Wed	46	59	78	71	58	57	58	58	61	62	68	69	65	58	50	47	46
Thu	47	59	79	71	60	55	55	56	59	62	71	70	68	58	49	47	46
Fri	46	51	64	61	57	57	58	58	65	70	74	73	71	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	55	55	56	58	51	52	49	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	48	48	48	47	48	48	45