Best Time to Drive from Vista to Fontana

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 73 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Vista 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	75	91	105	96	87	86	88	89	95	94	98	97	94	82	76	74	73
Tue	74	94	112	100	86	86	85	90	90	98	105	108	100	84	75	73	72
Wed	74	97	107	96	85	85	87	88	92	96	105	108	99	85	77	74	73
Thu	75	93	104	96	87	84	86	87	94	99	110	112	104	88	79	74	73
Fri	74	85	95	90	86	89	91	97	101	113	116	118	109	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	80	82	83	84	86	83	81	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	78	82	82	82	78	78	77	78	78	78	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Vista to Fontana (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista 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 Vista to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 72 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Fontana?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fontana to Vista (return trip) · Vista to San Diego · Vista to Long Beach · Vista to Anaheim · Vista to Riverside · Vista to Santa Ana · Vista to Santa Monica · Vista to Chula Vista · Vista to Irvine · Vista to San Bernardino · Vista to Moreno Valley · Vista to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	91	105	96	87	86	88	89	95	94	98	97	94	82	76	74	73
Tue	74	94	112	100	86	86	85	90	90	98	105	108	100	84	75	73	72
Wed	74	97	107	96	85	85	87	88	92	96	105	108	99	85	77	74	73
Thu	75	93	104	96	87	84	86	87	94	99	110	112	104	88	79	74	73
Fri	74	85	95	90	86	89	91	97	101	113	116	118	109	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	80	82	83	84	86	83	81	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	78	82	82	82	78	78	77	78	78	78	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	91	105	96	87	86	88	89	95	94	98	97	94	82	76	74	73
Tue	74	94	112	100	86	86	85	90	90	98	105	108	100	84	75	73	72
Wed	74	97	107	96	85	85	87	88	92	96	105	108	99	85	77	74	73
Thu	75	93	104	96	87	84	86	87	94	99	110	112	104	88	79	74	73
Fri	74	85	95	90	86	89	91	97	101	113	116	118	109	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	80	82	83	84	86	83	81	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	78	82	82	82	78	78	77	78	78	78	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	91	105	96	87	86	88	89	95	94	98	97	94	82	76	74	73
Tue	74	94	112	100	86	86	85	90	90	98	105	108	100	84	75	73	72
Wed	74	97	107	96	85	85	87	88	92	96	105	108	99	85	77	74	73
Thu	75	93	104	96	87	84	86	87	94	99	110	112	104	88	79	74	73
Fri	74	85	95	90	86	89	91	97	101	113	116	118	109	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	80	82	83	84	86	83	81	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	78	82	82	82	78	78	77	78	78	78	76	73