Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Fountain Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Pomona 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	33	46	65	67	55	43	42	41	41	41	43	46	51	42	37	36	35
Tue	34	48	69	70	58	46	45	43	42	43	44	50	56	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	48	67	68	58	49	44	43	41	42	46	49	55	49	39	37	35
Thu	34	45	64	64	54	47	46	43	44	43	46	50	56	49	38	36	35
Fri	34	43	53	53	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	52	51	48	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	43	44	42	43	43	40	38	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	38	38	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Pomona to Fountain Valley (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona 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 Pomona to Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	65	67	55	43	42	41	41	41	43	46	51	42	37	36	35
Tue	34	48	69	70	58	46	45	43	42	43	44	50	56	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	48	67	68	58	49	44	43	41	42	46	49	55	49	39	37	35
Thu	34	45	64	64	54	47	46	43	44	43	46	50	56	49	38	36	35
Fri	34	43	53	53	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	52	51	48	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	43	44	42	43	43	40	38	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	38	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	65	67	55	43	42	41	41	41	43	46	51	42	37	36	35
Tue	34	48	69	70	58	46	45	43	42	43	44	50	56	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	48	67	68	58	49	44	43	41	42	46	49	55	49	39	37	35
Thu	34	45	64	64	54	47	46	43	44	43	46	50	56	49	38	36	35
Fri	34	43	53	53	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	52	51	48	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	43	44	42	43	43	40	38	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	38	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	65	67	55	43	42	41	41	41	43	46	51	42	37	36	35
Tue	34	48	69	70	58	46	45	43	42	43	44	50	56	47	38	36	35
Wed	34	48	67	68	58	49	44	43	41	42	46	49	55	49	39	37	35
Thu	34	45	64	64	54	47	46	43	44	43	46	50	56	49	38	36	35
Fri	34	43	53	53	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	52	51	48	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	39	42	43	43	44	42	43	43	40	38	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	38	38	38	35