Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Porterville to Fresno
Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 77 at this time.
Only 49% 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 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Tue | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 76 |
| Wed | 75 | 77 | 80 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Thu | 72 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Fri | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 74 |
| Sat | 82 | 78 | 82 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 73 |
| Sun | 73 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 75 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Porterville to Fresno (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 3 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).
About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (31 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porterville to central Fresno 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 Porterville to Fresno?
On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 3 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Porterville to Fresno?
The 70-mile drive usually takes 72 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Porterville to Fresno?
Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 North in Fresno (14 miles) · SR-41 North in Fresno (1.3 miles)
Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow