Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Fountain Valley

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-15 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 47% 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	73	65	60	60	59	58	59	60	60	59	56	55	55	52
Tue	51	69	73	75	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	62	60	57	54	54	51
Wed	52	66	70	77	68	62	61	58	59	58	60	62	61	58	53	53	51
Thu	52	68	70	69	63	60	59	59	60	60	59	61	61	57	54	54	51
Fri	51	61	60	59	58	57	58	57	57	57	58	58	60	57	53	52	50
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	56	56	58	58	58	56	56	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Fontana to Fountain Valley (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 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 8 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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 77 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	73	65	60	60	59	58	59	60	60	59	56	55	55	52
Tue	51	69	73	75	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	62	60	57	54	54	51
Wed	52	66	70	77	68	62	61	58	59	58	60	62	61	58	53	53	51
Thu	52	68	70	69	63	60	59	59	60	60	59	61	61	57	54	54	51
Fri	51	61	60	59	58	57	58	57	57	57	58	58	60	57	53	52	50
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	56	56	58	58	58	56	56	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	72	73	65	60	60	59	58	59	60	60	59	56	55	55	52
Tue	51	69	73	75	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	62	60	57	54	54	51
Wed	52	66	70	77	68	62	61	58	59	58	60	62	61	58	53	53	51
Thu	52	68	70	69	63	60	59	59	60	60	59	61	61	57	54	54	51
Fri	51	61	60	59	58	57	58	57	57	57	58	58	60	57	53	52	50
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	56	56	58	58	58	56	56	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	72	73	65	60	60	59	58	59	60	60	59	56	55	55	52
Tue	51	69	73	75	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	62	60	57	54	54	51
Wed	52	66	70	77	68	62	61	58	59	58	60	62	61	58	53	53	51
Thu	52	68	70	69	63	60	59	59	60	60	59	61	61	57	54	54	51
Fri	51	61	60	59	58	57	58	57	57	57	58	58	60	57	53	52	50
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	56	56	58	58	58	56	56	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	51