Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Fontana

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via I-210 East and SR-134 East, usually 97 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Northridge 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	69	72	78	76	79	78	80	85	90	112	137	137	127	106	88	74	70
Tue	69	72	85	81	81	79	80	84	92	121	143	142	135	114	93	79	71
Wed	69	72	85	82	81	81	82	84	92	120	141	149	140	113	92	80	71
Thu	70	72	84	80	81	79	80	85	97	133	155	159	143	115	97	81	72
Fri	70	72	78	78	81	80	88	106	128	159	166	153	139	118	96	83	71
Sat	70	71	72	73	73	77	83	86	96	102	106	98	94	86	79	76	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	83	85	81	79	76	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Northridge to Fontana (via I-210 East and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 69 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Fontana?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

Fontana to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	78	76	79	78	80	85	90	112	137	137	127	106	88	74	70
Tue	69	72	85	81	81	79	80	84	92	121	143	142	135	114	93	79	71
Wed	69	72	85	82	81	81	82	84	92	120	141	149	140	113	92	80	71
Thu	70	72	84	80	81	79	80	85	97	133	155	159	143	115	97	81	72
Fri	70	72	78	78	81	80	88	106	128	159	166	153	139	118	96	83	71
Sat	70	71	72	73	73	77	83	86	96	102	106	98	94	86	79	76	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	83	85	81	79	76	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	78	76	79	78	80	85	90	112	137	137	127	106	88	74	70
Tue	69	72	85	81	81	79	80	84	92	121	143	142	135	114	93	79	71
Wed	69	72	85	82	81	81	82	84	92	120	141	149	140	113	92	80	71
Thu	70	72	84	80	81	79	80	85	97	133	155	159	143	115	97	81	72
Fri	70	72	78	78	81	80	88	106	128	159	166	153	139	118	96	83	71
Sat	70	71	72	73	73	77	83	86	96	102	106	98	94	86	79	76	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	83	85	81	79	76	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	78	76	79	78	80	85	90	112	137	137	127	106	88	74	70
Tue	69	72	85	81	81	79	80	84	92	121	143	142	135	114	93	79	71
Wed	69	72	85	82	81	81	82	84	92	120	141	149	140	113	92	80	71
Thu	70	72	84	80	81	79	80	85	97	133	155	159	143	115	97	81	72
Fri	70	72	78	78	81	80	88	106	128	159	166	153	139	118	96	83	71
Sat	70	71	72	73	73	77	83	86	96	102	106	98	94	86	79	76	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	83	85	81	79	76	77	71