Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-15 South and SR-241 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Mission Viejo 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	51	68	76	79	66	59	59	59	59	60	60	62	59	56	52	53	51
Tue	50	72	80	81	73	59	57	54	55	55	60	59	55	56	52	52	50
Wed	52	68	75	83	71	61	58	55	56	55	57	58	56	54	52	53	50
Thu	52	69	75	74	64	61	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	56	51	51	50
Fri	50	62	66	68	63	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	59	59	55	51	49
Sat	50	52	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	59	58	58	55	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	51	52	52	54	57	58	57	57	56	56	53	53	53	55	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Fontana to Mission Viejo (via I-15 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 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 Mission Viejo 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 Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to Mission Viejo?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South 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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Mission Viejo to Fontana (return trip) · Fontana to Los Angeles · Fontana to Long Beach · Fontana to Anaheim · Fontana to Santa Ana · Fontana to Irvine · Fontana to San Bernardino · Fontana to Moreno Valley · Fontana to Huntington Beach · Fontana to Glendale · Fontana to Santa Clarita · Fontana to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	76	79	66	59	59	59	59	60	60	62	59	56	52	53	51
Tue	50	72	80	81	73	59	57	54	55	55	60	59	55	56	52	52	50
Wed	52	68	75	83	71	61	58	55	56	55	57	58	56	54	52	53	50
Thu	52	69	75	74	64	61	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	56	51	51	50
Fri	50	62	66	68	63	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	59	59	55	51	49
Sat	50	52	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	59	58	58	55	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	51	52	52	54	57	58	57	57	56	56	53	53	53	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	76	79	66	59	59	59	59	60	60	62	59	56	52	53	51
Tue	50	72	80	81	73	59	57	54	55	55	60	59	55	56	52	52	50
Wed	52	68	75	83	71	61	58	55	56	55	57	58	56	54	52	53	50
Thu	52	69	75	74	64	61	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	56	51	51	50
Fri	50	62	66	68	63	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	59	59	55	51	49
Sat	50	52	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	59	58	58	55	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	51	52	52	54	57	58	57	57	56	56	53	53	53	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	76	79	66	59	59	59	59	60	60	62	59	56	52	53	51
Tue	50	72	80	81	73	59	57	54	55	55	60	59	55	56	52	52	50
Wed	52	68	75	83	71	61	58	55	56	55	57	58	56	54	52	53	50
Thu	52	69	75	74	64	61	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	56	51	51	50
Fri	50	62	66	68	63	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	59	59	55	51	49
Sat	50	52	53	53	53	54	57	60	60	59	58	58	55	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	51	52	52	54	57	58	57	57	56	56	53	53	53	55	50