Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Fontana

Right now (11:35 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-15 North and SR-241 North and SR-91 East.

Only 39% 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 Mission Viejo to Fontana 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	48	52	56	54	56	56	55	57	58	60	67	69	63	56	55	52	49
Tue	49	52	56	56	55	55	55	55	57	61	67	69	65	56	54	53	49
Wed	49	52	55	56	54	55	55	56	57	62	66	65	64	56	57	53	50
Thu	49	51	55	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	66	66	61	56	54	52	49
Fri	49	52	52	53	55	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	59	56	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Fontana (via I-15 North and SR-241 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo to central Fontana 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 Mission Viejo to Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Fontana?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Fontana?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fontana to Mission Viejo (return trip) · Mission Viejo to Los Angeles · Mission Viejo to Santa Monica · Mission Viejo to Pasadena · Mission Viejo to Long Beach · Mission Viejo to West Covina · Mission Viejo to Burbank · Mission Viejo to Glendale · Mission Viejo to Van Nuys · Mission Viejo to Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	56	54	56	56	55	57	58	60	67	69	63	56	55	52	49
Tue	49	52	56	56	55	55	55	55	57	61	67	69	65	56	54	53	49
Wed	49	52	55	56	54	55	55	56	57	62	66	65	64	56	57	53	50
Thu	49	51	55	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	66	66	61	56	54	52	49
Fri	49	52	52	53	55	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	59	56	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	56	54	56	56	55	57	58	60	67	69	63	56	55	52	49
Tue	49	52	56	56	55	55	55	55	57	61	67	69	65	56	54	53	49
Wed	49	52	55	56	54	55	55	56	57	62	66	65	64	56	57	53	50
Thu	49	51	55	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	66	66	61	56	54	52	49
Fri	49	52	52	53	55	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	59	56	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	56	54	56	56	55	57	58	60	67	69	63	56	55	52	49
Tue	49	52	56	56	55	55	55	55	57	61	67	69	65	56	54	53	49
Wed	49	52	55	56	54	55	55	56	57	62	66	65	64	56	57	53	50
Thu	49	51	55	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	66	66	61	56	54	52	49
Fri	49	52	52	53	55	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	59	56	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	53	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	49