Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Fountain Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-405 South, usually 51 at this time.

None 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 Inglewood to Fountain Valley 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	31	32	33	36	35	35	35	36	46	63	84	83	81	68	41	33	31
Tue	32	32	34	47	46	41	40	44	124	186	225	196	152	103	59	36	32
Wed	32	32	35	50	40	37	37	44	125	216	225	195	151	110	66	42	32
Thu	32	32	35	45	38	37	38	52	99	182	168	133	98	68	53	45	32
Fri	32	32	35	46	37	36	39	87	152	139	104	63	40	46	38	37	33
Sat	33	32	31	32	33	35	39	49	53	60	59	47	46	35	35	35	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	39	42	40	36	39	35	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Inglewood to Fountain Valley (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 225 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood to central Fountain Valley 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 Inglewood to Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 225 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 225 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 225 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (12 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Fountain Valley to Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside · Inglewood to Santa Ana · Inglewood to Irvine · Inglewood to San Bernardino · Inglewood to Fontana · Inglewood to Oxnard · Inglewood to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	33	36	35	35	35	36	46	63	84	83	81	68	41	33	31
Tue	32	32	34	47	46	41	40	44	124	186	225	196	152	103	59	36	32
Wed	32	32	35	50	40	37	37	44	125	216	225	195	151	110	66	42	32
Thu	32	32	35	45	38	37	38	52	99	182	168	133	98	68	53	45	32
Fri	32	32	35	46	37	36	39	87	152	139	104	63	40	46	38	37	33
Sat	33	32	31	32	33	35	39	49	53	60	59	47	46	35	35	35	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	39	42	40	36	39	35	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	33	36	35	35	35	36	46	63	84	83	81	68	41	33	31
Tue	32	32	34	47	46	41	40	44	124	186	225	196	152	103	59	36	32
Wed	32	32	35	50	40	37	37	44	125	216	225	195	151	110	66	42	32
Thu	32	32	35	45	38	37	38	52	99	182	168	133	98	68	53	45	32
Fri	32	32	35	46	37	36	39	87	152	139	104	63	40	46	38	37	33
Sat	33	32	31	32	33	35	39	49	53	60	59	47	46	35	35	35	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	39	42	40	36	39	35	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	33	36	35	35	35	36	46	63	84	83	81	68	41	33	31
Tue	32	32	34	47	46	41	40	44	124	186	225	196	152	103	59	36	32
Wed	32	32	35	50	40	37	37	44	125	216	225	195	151	110	66	42	32
Thu	32	32	35	45	38	37	38	52	99	182	168	133	98	68	53	45	32
Fri	32	32	35	46	37	36	39	87	152	139	104	63	40	46	38	37	33
Sat	33	32	31	32	33	35	39	49	53	60	59	47	46	35	35	35	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	39	42	40	36	39	35	35	35	32