Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Fountain Valley

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-15 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Fontana 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	52	68	72	69	66	60	58	58	58	59	59	63	66	57	55	55	53
Tue	51	69	72	72	66	60	58	57	57	57	59	65	66	63	55	54	51
Wed	51	65	68	73	65	60	58	57	57	57	62	65	63	59	54	56	51
Thu	52	68	69	66	61	59	58	58	58	60	59	62	63	58	55	53	51
Fri	52	62	60	57	57	58	57	57	58	58	59	66	65	62	55	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	56	54	53	53	50
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Fontana to Fountain Valley (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana 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 Fontana to Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 51 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	52	68	72	69	66	60	58	58	58	59	59	63	66	57	55	55	53
Tue	51	69	72	72	66	60	58	57	57	57	59	65	66	63	55	54	51
Wed	51	65	68	73	65	60	58	57	57	57	62	65	63	59	54	56	51
Thu	52	68	69	66	61	59	58	58	58	60	59	62	63	58	55	53	51
Fri	52	62	60	57	57	58	57	57	58	58	59	66	65	62	55	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	56	54	53	53	50
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	72	69	66	60	58	58	58	59	59	63	66	57	55	55	53
Tue	51	69	72	72	66	60	58	57	57	57	59	65	66	63	55	54	51
Wed	51	65	68	73	65	60	58	57	57	57	62	65	63	59	54	56	51
Thu	52	68	69	66	61	59	58	58	58	60	59	62	63	58	55	53	51
Fri	52	62	60	57	57	58	57	57	58	58	59	66	65	62	55	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	56	54	53	53	50
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	72	69	66	60	58	58	58	59	59	63	66	57	55	55	53
Tue	51	69	72	72	66	60	58	57	57	57	59	65	66	63	55	54	51
Wed	51	65	68	73	65	60	58	57	57	57	62	65	63	59	54	56	51
Thu	52	68	69	66	61	59	58	58	58	60	59	62	63	58	55	53	51
Fri	52	62	60	57	57	58	57	57	58	58	59	66	65	62	55	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	56	54	53	53	50
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	55	51