Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Fountain Valley

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 114 minutes via I-15 South, usually 101 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Apple Valley to Fountain Valley 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	100	131	136	124	109	103	100	99	101	104	108	106	102	96	96	96	91
Tue	99	125	133	119	103	98	98	98	99	101	107	106	104	94	95	94	90
Wed	100	118	129	115	103	99	98	98	100	101	104	103	101	95	95	94	90
Thu	99	116	120	109	102	100	99	101	102	102	104	106	101	96	94	93	89
Fri	95	104	103	101	99	99	98	100	100	106	108	109	104	98	96	94	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	95	96	97	99	99	99	98	100	97	93	92	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	94	96	97	98	99	101	101	99	100	100	98	96	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Apple Valley to Fountain Valley (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central Fountain Valley 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 Apple Valley to Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Fountain Valley?

The 97-mile drive usually takes 89 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	131	136	124	109	103	100	99	101	104	108	106	102	96	96	96	91
Tue	99	125	133	119	103	98	98	98	99	101	107	106	104	94	95	94	90
Wed	100	118	129	115	103	99	98	98	100	101	104	103	101	95	95	94	90
Thu	99	116	120	109	102	100	99	101	102	102	104	106	101	96	94	93	89
Fri	95	104	103	101	99	99	98	100	100	106	108	109	104	98	96	94	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	95	96	97	99	99	99	98	100	97	93	92	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	94	96	97	98	99	101	101	99	100	100	98	96	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	131	136	124	109	103	100	99	101	104	108	106	102	96	96	96	91
Tue	99	125	133	119	103	98	98	98	99	101	107	106	104	94	95	94	90
Wed	100	118	129	115	103	99	98	98	100	101	104	103	101	95	95	94	90
Thu	99	116	120	109	102	100	99	101	102	102	104	106	101	96	94	93	89
Fri	95	104	103	101	99	99	98	100	100	106	108	109	104	98	96	94	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	95	96	97	99	99	99	98	100	97	93	92	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	94	96	97	98	99	101	101	99	100	100	98	96	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	131	136	124	109	103	100	99	101	104	108	106	102	96	96	96	91
Tue	99	125	133	119	103	98	98	98	99	101	107	106	104	94	95	94	90
Wed	100	118	129	115	103	99	98	98	100	101	104	103	101	95	95	94	90
Thu	99	116	120	109	102	100	99	101	102	102	104	106	101	96	94	93	89
Fri	95	104	103	101	99	99	98	100	100	106	108	109	104	98	96	94	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	95	96	97	99	99	99	98	100	97	93	92	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	94	96	97	98	99	101	101	99	100	100	98	96	89