Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Costa Mesa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Arcadia to Costa Mesa 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	44	48	68	65	53	51	51	52	51	53	70	77	90	74	52	47	46
Tue	44	48	66	74	56	51	50	50	49	53	63	78	95	79	59	49	46
Wed	44	48	68	69	59	54	50	50	51	52	64	77	88	76	58	48	45
Thu	45	49	69	70	57	52	52	51	51	56	79	93	100	80	61	49	45
Fri	45	49	56	58	52	51	50	53	56	66	89	107	99	75	56	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	55	58	53	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Arcadia to Costa Mesa (via I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia to central Costa Mesa 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 Arcadia to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to Costa Mesa?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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More drives

Costa Mesa to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	68	65	53	51	51	52	51	53	70	77	90	74	52	47	46
Tue	44	48	66	74	56	51	50	50	49	53	63	78	95	79	59	49	46
Wed	44	48	68	69	59	54	50	50	51	52	64	77	88	76	58	48	45
Thu	45	49	69	70	57	52	52	51	51	56	79	93	100	80	61	49	45
Fri	45	49	56	58	52	51	50	53	56	66	89	107	99	75	56	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	55	58	53	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	68	65	53	51	51	52	51	53	70	77	90	74	52	47	46
Tue	44	48	66	74	56	51	50	50	49	53	63	78	95	79	59	49	46
Wed	44	48	68	69	59	54	50	50	51	52	64	77	88	76	58	48	45
Thu	45	49	69	70	57	52	52	51	51	56	79	93	100	80	61	49	45
Fri	45	49	56	58	52	51	50	53	56	66	89	107	99	75	56	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	55	58	53	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	68	65	53	51	51	52	51	53	70	77	90	74	52	47	46
Tue	44	48	66	74	56	51	50	50	49	53	63	78	95	79	59	49	46
Wed	44	48	68	69	59	54	50	50	51	52	64	77	88	76	58	48	45
Thu	45	49	69	70	57	52	52	51	51	56	79	93	100	80	61	49	45
Fri	45	49	56	58	52	51	50	53	56	66	89	107	99	75	56	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	55	58	53	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	47	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	45