Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 6% 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	45	48	56	57	52	52	52	52	51	53	68	77	89	73	50	46	45
Tue	45	48	56	62	52	52	50	51	49	54	64	78	94	78	58	48	46
Wed	45	48	58	59	54	53	52	51	52	53	64	77	89	77	59	49	46
Thu	46	49	60	60	54	52	52	51	52	56	80	94	100	81	60	49	46
Fri	45	48	53	53	53	52	52	54	58	68	91	110	106	79	57	51	47
Sat	46	46	48	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	59	61	56	52	52	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	52	50	51	50	51	48	46

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 45 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (65 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 5 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 45 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 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)

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

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	45	48	56	57	52	52	52	52	51	53	68	77	89	73	50	46	45
Tue	45	48	56	62	52	52	50	51	49	54	64	78	94	78	58	48	46
Wed	45	48	58	59	54	53	52	51	52	53	64	77	89	77	59	49	46
Thu	46	49	60	60	54	52	52	51	52	56	80	94	100	81	60	49	46
Fri	45	48	53	53	53	52	52	54	58	68	91	110	106	79	57	51	47
Sat	46	46	48	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	59	61	56	52	52	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	52	50	51	50	51	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	56	57	52	52	52	52	51	53	68	77	89	73	50	46	45
Tue	45	48	56	62	52	52	50	51	49	54	64	78	94	78	58	48	46
Wed	45	48	58	59	54	53	52	51	52	53	64	77	89	77	59	49	46
Thu	46	49	60	60	54	52	52	51	52	56	80	94	100	81	60	49	46
Fri	45	48	53	53	53	52	52	54	58	68	91	110	106	79	57	51	47
Sat	46	46	48	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	59	61	56	52	52	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	52	50	51	50	51	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	56	57	52	52	52	52	51	53	68	77	89	73	50	46	45
Tue	45	48	56	62	52	52	50	51	49	54	64	78	94	78	58	48	46
Wed	45	48	58	59	54	53	52	51	52	53	64	77	89	77	59	49	46
Thu	46	49	60	60	54	52	52	51	52	56	80	94	100	81	60	49	46
Fri	45	48	53	53	53	52	52	54	58	68	91	110	106	79	57	51	47
Sat	46	46	48	48	48	49	49	51	52	56	59	61	56	52	52	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	52	50	51	50	51	48	46