Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 109 minutes via I-5 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Canyon Country 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	71	93	111	100	85	85	83	83	84	91	101	109	101	91	77	71	69
Tue	68	106	129	118	97	89	84	84	86	98	111	119	109	98	82	74	69
Wed	67	95	117	106	99	86	84	82	84	92	98	105	99	90	81	75	69
Thu	69	99	125	106	94	90	87	89	90	105	113	119	113	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	88	99	94	88	84	85	89	99	113	111	113	114	96	83	78	72
Sat	69	71	73	77	81	83	85	86	91	95	95	90	90	85	80	78	70
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	86	83	84	81	79	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Canyon Country to Costa Mesa (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Costa Mesa?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 67 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

Costa Mesa to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	111	100	85	85	83	83	84	91	101	109	101	91	77	71	69
Tue	68	106	129	118	97	89	84	84	86	98	111	119	109	98	82	74	69
Wed	67	95	117	106	99	86	84	82	84	92	98	105	99	90	81	75	69
Thu	69	99	125	106	94	90	87	89	90	105	113	119	113	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	88	99	94	88	84	85	89	99	113	111	113	114	96	83	78	72
Sat	69	71	73	77	81	83	85	86	91	95	95	90	90	85	80	78	70
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	86	83	84	81	79	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	111	100	85	85	83	83	84	91	101	109	101	91	77	71	69
Tue	68	106	129	118	97	89	84	84	86	98	111	119	109	98	82	74	69
Wed	67	95	117	106	99	86	84	82	84	92	98	105	99	90	81	75	69
Thu	69	99	125	106	94	90	87	89	90	105	113	119	113	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	88	99	94	88	84	85	89	99	113	111	113	114	96	83	78	72
Sat	69	71	73	77	81	83	85	86	91	95	95	90	90	85	80	78	70
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	86	83	84	81	79	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	111	100	85	85	83	83	84	91	101	109	101	91	77	71	69
Tue	68	106	129	118	97	89	84	84	86	98	111	119	109	98	82	74	69
Wed	67	95	117	106	99	86	84	82	84	92	98	105	99	90	81	75	69
Thu	69	99	125	106	94	90	87	89	90	105	113	119	113	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	88	99	94	88	84	85	89	99	113	111	113	114	96	83	78	72
Sat	69	71	73	77	81	83	85	86	91	95	95	90	90	85	80	78	70
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	86	83	84	81	79	70