Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Fontana

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-10 East, usually 111 at this time.

Only 41% 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	52	55	59	62	57	59	60	61	66	80	110	112	116	96	69	58	52
Tue	52	56	59	64	58	58	59	61	64	86	107	121	116	102	81	62	52
Wed	52	56	60	64	58	59	60	61	66	87	118	121	114	104	84	63	52
Thu	52	55	58	63	57	58	58	59	68	88	110	119	113	100	82	67	53
Fri	53	55	58	62	59	60	62	67	87	99	123	107	106	85	72	62	53
Sat	52	52	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	65	69	68	66	60	56	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	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 52 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (73 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 15 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Fontana?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 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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More drives

Fontana to South Gate (return trip) · South Gate to Los Angeles · South Gate to Long Beach · South Gate to Anaheim · South Gate to Riverside · South Gate to Santa Ana · South Gate to Irvine · South Gate to San Bernardino · South Gate to Oxnard · South Gate to Moreno Valley · South Gate to Huntington Beach · South Gate to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	59	62	57	59	60	61	66	80	110	112	116	96	69	58	52
Tue	52	56	59	64	58	58	59	61	64	86	107	121	116	102	81	62	52
Wed	52	56	60	64	58	59	60	61	66	87	118	121	114	104	84	63	52
Thu	52	55	58	63	57	58	58	59	68	88	110	119	113	100	82	67	53
Fri	53	55	58	62	59	60	62	67	87	99	123	107	106	85	72	62	53
Sat	52	52	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	65	69	68	66	60	56	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	59	62	57	59	60	61	66	80	110	112	116	96	69	58	52
Tue	52	56	59	64	58	58	59	61	64	86	107	121	116	102	81	62	52
Wed	52	56	60	64	58	59	60	61	66	87	118	121	114	104	84	63	52
Thu	52	55	58	63	57	58	58	59	68	88	110	119	113	100	82	67	53
Fri	53	55	58	62	59	60	62	67	87	99	123	107	106	85	72	62	53
Sat	52	52	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	65	69	68	66	60	56	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	59	62	57	59	60	61	66	80	110	112	116	96	69	58	52
Tue	52	56	59	64	58	58	59	61	64	86	107	121	116	102	81	62	52
Wed	52	56	60	64	58	59	60	61	66	87	118	121	114	104	84	63	52
Thu	52	55	58	63	57	58	58	59	68	88	110	119	113	100	82	67	53
Fri	53	55	58	62	59	60	62	67	87	99	123	107	106	85	72	62	53
Sat	52	52	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	65	69	68	66	60	56	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	56	52