Best Time to Drive from Corona to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Corona 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	30	41	52	52	45	36	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	41	56	55	49	41	36	34	34	34	33	34	33	32	31	31	30
Wed	30	40	49	53	50	42	36	34	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Thu	30	41	51	51	43	37	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Fri	30	37	42	39	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	36	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	36	36	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Corona to Costa Mesa (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Corona 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 Corona to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	41	52	52	45	36	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	41	56	55	49	41	36	34	34	34	33	34	33	32	31	31	30
Wed	30	40	49	53	50	42	36	34	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Thu	30	41	51	51	43	37	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Fri	30	37	42	39	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	36	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	36	36	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	41	52	52	45	36	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	41	56	55	49	41	36	34	34	34	33	34	33	32	31	31	30
Wed	30	40	49	53	50	42	36	34	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Thu	30	41	51	51	43	37	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Fri	30	37	42	39	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	36	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	36	36	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	41	52	52	45	36	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	41	56	55	49	41	36	34	34	34	33	34	33	32	31	31	30
Wed	30	40	49	53	50	42	36	34	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Thu	30	41	51	51	43	37	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	32	31	30
Fri	30	37	42	39	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	36	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	36	36	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	30