Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Costa Mesa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 41 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-55 South, usually 42 at this time.

None 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 Chino Hills 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	31	38	54	57	50	40	38	39	39	39	41	42	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	41	59	62	52	44	42	43	41	41	44	46	48	40	33	32	32
Wed	31	40	59	62	53	49	42	43	39	40	43	43	47	43	35	32	32
Thu	31	39	57	58	50	43	42	41	44	39	41	43	47	41	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	52	51	46	41	40	41	39	43	43	44	45	41	36	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	43	42	41	42	43	42	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	37	36	34	34	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Chino Hills to Costa Mesa (via SR-57 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chino Hills to Costa Mesa?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	54	57	50	40	38	39	39	39	41	42	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	41	59	62	52	44	42	43	41	41	44	46	48	40	33	32	32
Wed	31	40	59	62	53	49	42	43	39	40	43	43	47	43	35	32	32
Thu	31	39	57	58	50	43	42	41	44	39	41	43	47	41	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	52	51	46	41	40	41	39	43	43	44	45	41	36	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	43	42	41	42	43	42	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	37	36	34	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	54	57	50	40	38	39	39	39	41	42	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	41	59	62	52	44	42	43	41	41	44	46	48	40	33	32	32
Wed	31	40	59	62	53	49	42	43	39	40	43	43	47	43	35	32	32
Thu	31	39	57	58	50	43	42	41	44	39	41	43	47	41	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	52	51	46	41	40	41	39	43	43	44	45	41	36	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	43	42	41	42	43	42	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	37	36	34	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	54	57	50	40	38	39	39	39	41	42	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	41	59	62	52	44	42	43	41	41	44	46	48	40	33	32	32
Wed	31	40	59	62	53	49	42	43	39	40	43	43	47	43	35	32	32
Thu	31	39	57	58	50	43	42	41	44	39	41	43	47	41	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	52	51	46	41	40	41	39	43	43	44	45	41	36	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	43	42	41	42	43	42	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	37	38	38	39	37	36	34	34	33	32