Best Time to Drive from Corona to Fountain Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 34 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Corona 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	32	41	52	51	44	38	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	36	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	53	52	46	39	36	35	34	35	36	38	40	37	34	33	32
Wed	32	42	49	52	47	39	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	37	34	33	31
Thu	31	41	51	48	40	38	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	37	34	33	31
Fri	31	38	40	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	39	40	43	38	35	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Corona to Fountain Valley (via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 54 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona 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 Corona to Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (9 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	52	51	44	38	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	36	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	53	52	46	39	36	35	34	35	36	38	40	37	34	33	32
Wed	32	42	49	52	47	39	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	37	34	33	31
Thu	31	41	51	48	40	38	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	37	34	33	31
Fri	31	38	40	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	39	40	43	38	35	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	52	51	44	38	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	36	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	53	52	46	39	36	35	34	35	36	38	40	37	34	33	32
Wed	32	42	49	52	47	39	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	37	34	33	31
Thu	31	41	51	48	40	38	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	37	34	33	31
Fri	31	38	40	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	39	40	43	38	35	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	52	51	44	38	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	36	33	33	32
Tue	31	42	53	52	46	39	36	35	34	35	36	38	40	37	34	33	32
Wed	32	42	49	52	47	39	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	37	34	33	31
Thu	31	41	51	48	40	38	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	37	34	33	31
Fri	31	38	40	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	39	40	43	38	35	33	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	35	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	32	32	32	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	32