Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Corona

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-405 South and SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Fountain Valley to Corona by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Corona (via I-405 South and SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley to central Corona 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 Fountain Valley to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Corona?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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