Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Valencia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-405 North, usually 97 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Valencia 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	64	85	121	112	108	102	90	88	92	88	101	100	99	84	73	71	68
Tue	64	120	198	174	145	126	107	89	88	89	101	113	114	97	79	72	69
Wed	65	117	208	182	148	122	103	93	91	91	102	107	108	97	76	72	66
Thu	64	120	190	166	138	130	108	99	90	98	114	117	109	94	77	71	66
Fri	64	113	165	134	119	107	123	115	107	108	106	103	92	84	75	73	67
Sat	68	69	69	72	77	96	109	100	113	110	100	94	88	79	82	75	67
Sun	67	67	69	69	70	76	102	121	147	135	114	91	88	82	78	77	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Valencia (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 208 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (147 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 208 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 64 to 208 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Valencia?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 208 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	64	85	121	112	108	102	90	88	92	88	101	100	99	84	73	71	68
Tue	64	120	198	174	145	126	107	89	88	89	101	113	114	97	79	72	69
Wed	65	117	208	182	148	122	103	93	91	91	102	107	108	97	76	72	66
Thu	64	120	190	166	138	130	108	99	90	98	114	117	109	94	77	71	66
Fri	64	113	165	134	119	107	123	115	107	108	106	103	92	84	75	73	67
Sat	68	69	69	72	77	96	109	100	113	110	100	94	88	79	82	75	67
Sun	67	67	69	69	70	76	102	121	147	135	114	91	88	82	78	77	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	85	121	112	108	102	90	88	92	88	101	100	99	84	73	71	68
Tue	64	120	198	174	145	126	107	89	88	89	101	113	114	97	79	72	69
Wed	65	117	208	182	148	122	103	93	91	91	102	107	108	97	76	72	66
Thu	64	120	190	166	138	130	108	99	90	98	114	117	109	94	77	71	66
Fri	64	113	165	134	119	107	123	115	107	108	106	103	92	84	75	73	67
Sat	68	69	69	72	77	96	109	100	113	110	100	94	88	79	82	75	67
Sun	67	67	69	69	70	76	102	121	147	135	114	91	88	82	78	77	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	85	121	112	108	102	90	88	92	88	101	100	99	84	73	71	68
Tue	64	120	198	174	145	126	107	89	88	89	101	113	114	97	79	72	69
Wed	65	117	208	182	148	122	103	93	91	91	102	107	108	97	76	72	66
Thu	64	120	190	166	138	130	108	99	90	98	114	117	109	94	77	71	66
Fri	64	113	165	134	119	107	123	115	107	108	106	103	92	84	75	73	67
Sat	68	69	69	72	77	96	109	100	113	110	100	94	88	79	82	75	67
Sun	67	67	69	69	70	76	102	121	147	135	114	91	88	82	78	77	66