Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Fontana

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Norwalk 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	46	49	57	61	58	58	59	60	62	66	82	81	80	73	60	52	47
Tue	46	50	58	65	62	58	58	58	60	71	81	82	81	71	61	51	46
Wed	46	51	58	65	62	59	58	59	61	68	80	83	80	69	64	53	46
Thu	46	50	58	62	59	59	57	58	64	72	81	82	81	71	61	53	47
Fri	46	49	56	59	57	59	61	65	73	79	89	87	81	71	63	54	48
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	62	64	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Norwalk to Fontana (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 90 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fontana to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley · Norwalk to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	57	61	58	58	59	60	62	66	82	81	80	73	60	52	47
Tue	46	50	58	65	62	58	58	58	60	71	81	82	81	71	61	51	46
Wed	46	51	58	65	62	59	58	59	61	68	80	83	80	69	64	53	46
Thu	46	50	58	62	59	59	57	58	64	72	81	82	81	71	61	53	47
Fri	46	49	56	59	57	59	61	65	73	79	89	87	81	71	63	54	48
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	62	64	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	57	61	58	58	59	60	62	66	82	81	80	73	60	52	47
Tue	46	50	58	65	62	58	58	58	60	71	81	82	81	71	61	51	46
Wed	46	51	58	65	62	59	58	59	61	68	80	83	80	69	64	53	46
Thu	46	50	58	62	59	59	57	58	64	72	81	82	81	71	61	53	47
Fri	46	49	56	59	57	59	61	65	73	79	89	87	81	71	63	54	48
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	62	64	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	57	61	58	58	59	60	62	66	82	81	80	73	60	52	47
Tue	46	50	58	65	62	58	58	58	60	71	81	82	81	71	61	51	46
Wed	46	51	58	65	62	59	58	59	61	68	80	83	80	69	64	53	46
Thu	46	50	58	62	59	59	57	58	64	72	81	82	81	71	61	53	47
Fri	46	49	56	59	57	59	61	65	73	79	89	87	81	71	63	54	48
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	59	62	64	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	47