Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Fontana

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 113 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 115 at this time.

Only 28% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Fontana (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 219 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 219 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Fontana?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 72 to 219 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 219 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) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles)

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