Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Vista

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Vista 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	55	56	57	61	60	57	58	58	58	58	59	57	56	56	56	56	55
Tue	56	57	60	62	63	61	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	58	56	57	55
Wed	55	57	60	60	62	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	59	58	57	56	56
Thu	56	57	59	61	62	60	61	59	59	61	63	62	58	59	57	57	55
Fri	56	58	58	60	59	65	71	76	82	82	80	84	75	67	62	57	56
Sat	56	55	56	58	70	79	82	80	85	72	72	75	64	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	55	55	56	57	59	71	64	63	67	63	66	60	58	58	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Vista (via I-5 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 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 Vista 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 Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 55 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Vista?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	61	60	57	58	58	58	58	59	57	56	56	56	56	55
Tue	56	57	60	62	63	61	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	58	56	57	55
Wed	55	57	60	60	62	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	59	58	57	56	56
Thu	56	57	59	61	62	60	61	59	59	61	63	62	58	59	57	57	55
Fri	56	58	58	60	59	65	71	76	82	82	80	84	75	67	62	57	56
Sat	56	55	56	58	70	79	82	80	85	72	72	75	64	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	55	55	56	57	59	71	64	63	67	63	66	60	58	58	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	61	60	57	58	58	58	58	59	57	56	56	56	56	55
Tue	56	57	60	62	63	61	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	58	56	57	55
Wed	55	57	60	60	62	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	59	58	57	56	56
Thu	56	57	59	61	62	60	61	59	59	61	63	62	58	59	57	57	55
Fri	56	58	58	60	59	65	71	76	82	82	80	84	75	67	62	57	56
Sat	56	55	56	58	70	79	82	80	85	72	72	75	64	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	55	55	56	57	59	71	64	63	67	63	66	60	58	58	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	61	60	57	58	58	58	58	59	57	56	56	56	56	55
Tue	56	57	60	62	63	61	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	58	56	57	55
Wed	55	57	60	60	62	59	59	59	58	60	62	61	59	58	57	56	56
Thu	56	57	59	61	62	60	61	59	59	61	63	62	58	59	57	57	55
Fri	56	58	58	60	59	65	71	76	82	82	80	84	75	67	62	57	56
Sat	56	55	56	58	70	79	82	80	85	72	72	75	64	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	55	55	56	57	59	71	64	63	67	63	66	60	58	58	59	56