Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Valencia

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-405 North, usually 70 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Valencia (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 204 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (103 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 9 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 204 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 204 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Valencia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 204 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)

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