Best Time to Drive from Vista to Fountain Valley

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Vista 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	54	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	58	58	59	60	61	57	56	56	55
Tue	54	55	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	63	62	58	57	56	55
Wed	54	56	59	58	58	60	58	58	58	59	61	64	62	58	58	57	55
Thu	54	56	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	59	61	62	62	59	58	57	55
Fri	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	61	62	64	65	65	64	60	58	57	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	66	64	63	62	61	59	58	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	61	65	66	67	65	62	62	58	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Vista to Fountain Valley (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista 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 Vista to Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fountain Valley to Vista (return trip) · Vista to San Diego · Vista to Long Beach · Vista to Anaheim · Vista to Riverside · Vista to Santa Ana · Vista to Santa Monica · Vista to Chula Vista · Vista to Irvine · Vista to San Bernardino · Vista to Fontana · Vista 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	54	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	58	58	59	60	61	57	56	56	55
Tue	54	55	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	63	62	58	57	56	55
Wed	54	56	59	58	58	60	58	58	58	59	61	64	62	58	58	57	55
Thu	54	56	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	59	61	62	62	59	58	57	55
Fri	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	61	62	64	65	65	64	60	58	57	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	66	64	63	62	61	59	58	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	61	65	66	67	65	62	62	58	58	58	55

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

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