Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Ontario

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-60 East, usually 40 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Ontario 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	38	40	44	49	45	44	44	44	45	45	53	56	55	48	42	41	38
Tue	38	41	44	51	49	47	46	45	45	47	53	57	58	52	43	40	38
Wed	38	40	46	52	50	46	45	45	45	47	54	55	60	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	40	45	50	49	47	46	46	45	47	55	59	58	51	44	42	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	45	45	45	45	48	53	63	60	59	51	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	40	41	41	44	44	44	42	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Ontario (via SR-57 North and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 17 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 Ontario 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Ontario?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ontario to Fountain Valley (return trip) · Fountain Valley to Los Angeles · Fountain Valley to Long Beach · Fountain Valley to Anaheim · Fountain Valley to Riverside · Fountain Valley to Irvine · Fountain Valley to San Bernardino · Fountain Valley to Fontana · Fountain Valley to Moreno Valley · Fountain Valley to Glendale · Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita · Fountain Valley 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	38	40	44	49	45	44	44	44	45	45	53	56	55	48	42	41	38
Tue	38	41	44	51	49	47	46	45	45	47	53	57	58	52	43	40	38
Wed	38	40	46	52	50	46	45	45	45	47	54	55	60	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	40	45	50	49	47	46	46	45	47	55	59	58	51	44	42	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	45	45	45	45	48	53	63	60	59	51	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	40	41	41	44	44	44	42	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	44	49	45	44	44	44	45	45	53	56	55	48	42	41	38
Tue	38	41	44	51	49	47	46	45	45	47	53	57	58	52	43	40	38
Wed	38	40	46	52	50	46	45	45	45	47	54	55	60	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	40	45	50	49	47	46	46	45	47	55	59	58	51	44	42	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	45	45	45	45	48	53	63	60	59	51	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	40	41	41	44	44	44	42	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	44	49	45	44	44	44	45	45	53	56	55	48	42	41	38
Tue	38	41	44	51	49	47	46	45	45	47	53	57	58	52	43	40	38
Wed	38	40	46	52	50	46	45	45	45	47	54	55	60	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	40	45	50	49	47	46	46	45	47	55	59	58	51	44	42	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	45	45	45	45	48	53	63	60	59	51	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	40	41	40	41	41	44	44	44	42	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	38