Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Fontana

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 East, usually 54 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 Fountain Valley to Fontana 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	49	52	59	55	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	50	52	61	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	63	63	63	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	52	60	60	56	57	57	57	57	60	60	60	63	58	54	53	50
Thu	49	52	62	57	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	64	62	57	55	53	50
Fri	49	52	54	54	56	56	56	57	61	67	67	65	63	59	56	53	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	55	55	54	54	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	51	51	51	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Fontana (via I-15 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Fontana 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 Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Fontana?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-261 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	49	52	59	55	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	50	52	61	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	63	63	63	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	52	60	60	56	57	57	57	57	60	60	60	63	58	54	53	50
Thu	49	52	62	57	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	64	62	57	55	53	50
Fri	49	52	54	54	56	56	56	57	61	67	67	65	63	59	56	53	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	55	55	54	54	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	51	51	51	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	59	55	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	50	52	61	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	63	63	63	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	52	60	60	56	57	57	57	57	60	60	60	63	58	54	53	50
Thu	49	52	62	57	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	64	62	57	55	53	50
Fri	49	52	54	54	56	56	56	57	61	67	67	65	63	59	56	53	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	55	55	54	54	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	51	51	51	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	59	55	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	56	54	52	50
Tue	50	52	61	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	63	63	63	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	52	60	60	56	57	57	57	57	60	60	60	63	58	54	53	50
Thu	49	52	62	57	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	64	62	57	55	53	50
Fri	49	52	54	54	56	56	56	57	61	67	67	65	63	59	56	53	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	55	55	54	54	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	51	51	51	53	50