Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Fontana

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 98 minutes via I-10 East, usually 89 at this time.

Only 42% 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 South Gate 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	51	53	58	61	59	60	60	61	65	71	92	96	96	87	68	58	52
Tue	51	54	61	66	62	62	61	62	64	79	97	102	98	89	75	61	52
Wed	51	55	62	67	62	62	59	62	66	82	98	101	95	84	75	60	52
Thu	51	54	59	63	59	59	60	61	68	80	93	99	96	84	71	61	52
Fri	52	54	59	64	61	60	64	70	79	89	108	97	92	82	74	62	54
Sat	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	62	65	66	65	64	58	56	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	55	56	56	57	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from South Gate to Fontana (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Fontana?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Fontana?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	58	61	59	60	60	61	65	71	92	96	96	87	68	58	52
Tue	51	54	61	66	62	62	61	62	64	79	97	102	98	89	75	61	52
Wed	51	55	62	67	62	62	59	62	66	82	98	101	95	84	75	60	52
Thu	51	54	59	63	59	59	60	61	68	80	93	99	96	84	71	61	52
Fri	52	54	59	64	61	60	64	70	79	89	108	97	92	82	74	62	54
Sat	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	62	65	66	65	64	58	56	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	55	56	56	57	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	58	61	59	60	60	61	65	71	92	96	96	87	68	58	52
Tue	51	54	61	66	62	62	61	62	64	79	97	102	98	89	75	61	52
Wed	51	55	62	67	62	62	59	62	66	82	98	101	95	84	75	60	52
Thu	51	54	59	63	59	59	60	61	68	80	93	99	96	84	71	61	52
Fri	52	54	59	64	61	60	64	70	79	89	108	97	92	82	74	62	54
Sat	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	62	65	66	65	64	58	56	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	55	56	56	57	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	58	61	59	60	60	61	65	71	92	96	96	87	68	58	52
Tue	51	54	61	66	62	62	61	62	64	79	97	102	98	89	75	61	52
Wed	51	55	62	67	62	62	59	62	66	82	98	101	95	84	75	60	52
Thu	51	54	59	63	59	59	60	61	68	80	93	99	96	84	71	61	52
Fri	52	54	59	64	61	60	64	70	79	89	108	97	92	82	74	62	54
Sat	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	62	65	66	65	64	58	56	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	55	56	56	57	56	52