Best Time to Drive from Chatsworth to Costa Mesa

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 66 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 5% 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 Chatsworth 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	66	67	69	77	80	76	78	89	117	137	149	159	145	109	80	72	66
Tue	67	67	69	96	105	84	81	135	192	228	258	229	190	146	105	81	67
Wed	66	67	70	90	94	80	83	120	209	261	263	239	202	159	118	87	67
Thu	66	68	70	84	95	81	89	123	198	219	220	220	207	176	136	96	68
Fri	66	67	69	79	78	79	97	169	191	174	173	196	184	160	128	96	69
Sat	67	67	67	69	72	76	88	98	107	123	120	115	102	92	86	80	67
Sun	67	68	67	68	72	74	76	80	85	88	87	89	86	85	83	77	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Chatsworth to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 267 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 150 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 267 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 66 to 267 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 150 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chatsworth to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 267 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (44 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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More drives

Costa Mesa to Chatsworth (return trip) · Chatsworth to Fontana · Chatsworth to Lancaster · Chatsworth to Palmdale · Chatsworth to Valencia · Chatsworth to Fullerton · Chatsworth to East Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	69	77	80	76	78	89	117	137	149	159	145	109	80	72	66
Tue	67	67	69	96	105	84	81	135	192	228	258	229	190	146	105	81	67
Wed	66	67	70	90	94	80	83	120	209	261	263	239	202	159	118	87	67
Thu	66	68	70	84	95	81	89	123	198	219	220	220	207	176	136	96	68
Fri	66	67	69	79	78	79	97	169	191	174	173	196	184	160	128	96	69
Sat	67	67	67	69	72	76	88	98	107	123	120	115	102	92	86	80	67
Sun	67	68	67	68	72	74	76	80	85	88	87	89	86	85	83	77	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	69	77	80	76	78	89	117	137	149	159	145	109	80	72	66
Tue	67	67	69	96	105	84	81	135	192	228	258	229	190	146	105	81	67
Wed	66	67	70	90	94	80	83	120	209	261	263	239	202	159	118	87	67
Thu	66	68	70	84	95	81	89	123	198	219	220	220	207	176	136	96	68
Fri	66	67	69	79	78	79	97	169	191	174	173	196	184	160	128	96	69
Sat	67	67	67	69	72	76	88	98	107	123	120	115	102	92	86	80	67
Sun	67	68	67	68	72	74	76	80	85	88	87	89	86	85	83	77	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	69	77	80	76	78	89	117	137	149	159	145	109	80	72	66
Tue	67	67	69	96	105	84	81	135	192	228	258	229	190	146	105	81	67
Wed	66	67	70	90	94	80	83	120	209	261	263	239	202	159	118	87	67
Thu	66	68	70	84	95	81	89	123	198	219	220	220	207	176	136	96	68
Fri	66	67	69	79	78	79	97	169	191	174	173	196	184	160	128	96	69
Sat	67	67	67	69	72	76	88	98	107	123	120	115	102	92	86	80	67
Sun	67	68	67	68	72	74	76	80	85	88	87	89	86	85	83	77	67