Best Time to Drive from Compton to Costa Mesa

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 30 minutes via I-405 South, usually 29 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 Compton 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	29	30	44	43	34	32	32	32	32	33	35	33	35	33	32	31	31
Tue	29	31	40	57	44	33	34	34	35	46	57	61	61	55	39	32	29
Wed	29	32	48	45	44	41	35	37	36	45	58	63	65	58	42	32	29
Thu	29	31	42	50	41	35	34	34	36	44	58	63	65	55	39	32	30
Fri	29	31	35	43	35	33	33	36	41	54	61	63	62	56	39	31	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Compton to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	44	43	34	32	32	32	32	33	35	33	35	33	32	31	31
Tue	29	31	40	57	44	33	34	34	35	46	57	61	61	55	39	32	29
Wed	29	32	48	45	44	41	35	37	36	45	58	63	65	58	42	32	29
Thu	29	31	42	50	41	35	34	34	36	44	58	63	65	55	39	32	30
Fri	29	31	35	43	35	33	33	36	41	54	61	63	62	56	39	31	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	44	43	34	32	32	32	32	33	35	33	35	33	32	31	31
Tue	29	31	40	57	44	33	34	34	35	46	57	61	61	55	39	32	29
Wed	29	32	48	45	44	41	35	37	36	45	58	63	65	58	42	32	29
Thu	29	31	42	50	41	35	34	34	36	44	58	63	65	55	39	32	30
Fri	29	31	35	43	35	33	33	36	41	54	61	63	62	56	39	31	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	44	43	34	32	32	32	32	33	35	33	35	33	32	31	31
Tue	29	31	40	57	44	33	34	34	35	46	57	61	61	55	39	32	29
Wed	29	32	48	45	44	41	35	37	36	45	58	63	65	58	42	32	29
Thu	29	31	42	50	41	35	34	34	36	44	58	63	65	55	39	32	30
Fri	29	31	35	43	35	33	33	36	41	54	61	63	62	56	39	31	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	31	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29