Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Fontana

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-210 East, usually 89 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Santa Clarita 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	72	77	91	90	83	80	81	81	90	104	110	121	113	92	82	75	72
Tue	72	86	121	105	91	82	80	82	89	101	115	119	113	94	83	77	73
Wed	73	77	91	89	87	83	82	83	86	108	114	118	113	95	83	78	73
Thu	73	79	107	100	85	82	81	83	93	109	120	124	116	98	86	79	74
Fri	73	78	84	83	82	82	90	94	113	130	134	130	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	73	75	75	76	76	79	83	86	91	94	96	96	96	82	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	73	76	77	79	81	84	82	81	77	76	76	77	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Fontana (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (97 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 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Fontana?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 72 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (50 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · 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	72	77	91	90	83	80	81	81	90	104	110	121	113	92	82	75	72
Tue	72	86	121	105	91	82	80	82	89	101	115	119	113	94	83	77	73
Wed	73	77	91	89	87	83	82	83	86	108	114	118	113	95	83	78	73
Thu	73	79	107	100	85	82	81	83	93	109	120	124	116	98	86	79	74
Fri	73	78	84	83	82	82	90	94	113	130	134	130	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	73	75	75	76	76	79	83	86	91	94	96	96	96	82	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	73	76	77	79	81	84	82	81	77	76	76	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	91	90	83	80	81	81	90	104	110	121	113	92	82	75	72
Tue	72	86	121	105	91	82	80	82	89	101	115	119	113	94	83	77	73
Wed	73	77	91	89	87	83	82	83	86	108	114	118	113	95	83	78	73
Thu	73	79	107	100	85	82	81	83	93	109	120	124	116	98	86	79	74
Fri	73	78	84	83	82	82	90	94	113	130	134	130	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	73	75	75	76	76	79	83	86	91	94	96	96	96	82	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	73	76	77	79	81	84	82	81	77	76	76	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	91	90	83	80	81	81	90	104	110	121	113	92	82	75	72
Tue	72	86	121	105	91	82	80	82	89	101	115	119	113	94	83	77	73
Wed	73	77	91	89	87	83	82	83	86	108	114	118	113	95	83	78	73
Thu	73	79	107	100	85	82	81	83	93	109	120	124	116	98	86	79	74
Fri	73	78	84	83	82	82	90	94	113	130	134	130	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	73	75	75	76	76	79	83	86	91	94	96	96	96	82	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	73	76	77	79	81	84	82	81	77	76	76	77	73