Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fresno to Porterville
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 76 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-198 East, usually 75 at this time.
Only 42% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 74 |
| Tue | 73 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 76 |
| Wed | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Thu | 73 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Fri | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Sat | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Sun | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Fresno to Porterville (via SR-99 South and SR-198 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (76 minutes).
About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (29 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fresno to central Porterville 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 Fresno to Porterville?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fresno to Porterville?
The 74-mile drive usually takes 73 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fresno to Porterville?
Leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Fresno (14 miles) · SR-41 South in Fresno (3 miles)
Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow
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