Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Fontana

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-215 North, usually 48 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 Temecula 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	48	58	77	71	62	59	58	62	63	65	68	72	67	57	50	49	47
Tue	48	60	82	77	62	58	58	60	61	67	73	77	74	61	50	48	47
Wed	47	60	82	74	60	58	60	58	64	66	73	74	72	62	52	49	47
Thu	48	58	79	71	62	57	58	60	64	67	77	77	75	62	52	49	48
Fri	47	54	65	65	60	60	62	61	70	77	80	78	78	68	55	49	48
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	52	55	53	54	60	57	54	54	52	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	55	52	51	50	50	51	50	51	49	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Temecula to Fontana (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula 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 Temecula to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Fontana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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	48	58	77	71	62	59	58	62	63	65	68	72	67	57	50	49	47
Tue	48	60	82	77	62	58	58	60	61	67	73	77	74	61	50	48	47
Wed	47	60	82	74	60	58	60	58	64	66	73	74	72	62	52	49	47
Thu	48	58	79	71	62	57	58	60	64	67	77	77	75	62	52	49	48
Fri	47	54	65	65	60	60	62	61	70	77	80	78	78	68	55	49	48
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	52	55	53	54	60	57	54	54	52	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	55	52	51	50	50	51	50	51	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	58	77	71	62	59	58	62	63	65	68	72	67	57	50	49	47
Tue	48	60	82	77	62	58	58	60	61	67	73	77	74	61	50	48	47
Wed	47	60	82	74	60	58	60	58	64	66	73	74	72	62	52	49	47
Thu	48	58	79	71	62	57	58	60	64	67	77	77	75	62	52	49	48
Fri	47	54	65	65	60	60	62	61	70	77	80	78	78	68	55	49	48
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	52	55	53	54	60	57	54	54	52	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	55	52	51	50	50	51	50	51	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	58	77	71	62	59	58	62	63	65	68	72	67	57	50	49	47
Tue	48	60	82	77	62	58	58	60	61	67	73	77	74	61	50	48	47
Wed	47	60	82	74	60	58	60	58	64	66	73	74	72	62	52	49	47
Thu	48	58	79	71	62	57	58	60	64	67	77	77	75	62	52	49	48
Fri	47	54	65	65	60	60	62	61	70	77	80	78	78	68	55	49	48
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	52	55	53	54	60	57	54	54	52	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	55	52	51	50	50	51	50	51	49	48