Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Arcadia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via SR-57 North and I-210 West, usually 57 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 Costa Mesa to Arcadia 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	45	67	67	65	59	57	54	53	54	58	62	66	66	61	52	48	46
Tue	46	72	72	66	62	58	55	53	55	59	64	70	74	68	59	49	46
Wed	46	71	71	65	61	58	55	55	57	61	64	67	74	69	57	50	47
Thu	46	65	68	63	60	59	55	54	55	59	63	68	70	66	57	50	47
Fri	46	58	60	58	57	55	55	56	57	61	66	67	70	61	53	49	46
Sat	46	47	47	48	49	51	53	53	54	54	56	55	56	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	46	47	47	48	50	52	53	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Arcadia (via SR-57 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Arcadia 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 Costa Mesa to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 45 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Arcadia?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	67	67	65	59	57	54	53	54	58	62	66	66	61	52	48	46
Tue	46	72	72	66	62	58	55	53	55	59	64	70	74	68	59	49	46
Wed	46	71	71	65	61	58	55	55	57	61	64	67	74	69	57	50	47
Thu	46	65	68	63	60	59	55	54	55	59	63	68	70	66	57	50	47
Fri	46	58	60	58	57	55	55	56	57	61	66	67	70	61	53	49	46
Sat	46	47	47	48	49	51	53	53	54	54	56	55	56	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	46	47	47	48	50	52	53	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	67	67	65	59	57	54	53	54	58	62	66	66	61	52	48	46
Tue	46	72	72	66	62	58	55	53	55	59	64	70	74	68	59	49	46
Wed	46	71	71	65	61	58	55	55	57	61	64	67	74	69	57	50	47
Thu	46	65	68	63	60	59	55	54	55	59	63	68	70	66	57	50	47
Fri	46	58	60	58	57	55	55	56	57	61	66	67	70	61	53	49	46
Sat	46	47	47	48	49	51	53	53	54	54	56	55	56	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	46	47	47	48	50	52	53	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	67	67	65	59	57	54	53	54	58	62	66	66	61	52	48	46
Tue	46	72	72	66	62	58	55	53	55	59	64	70	74	68	59	49	46
Wed	46	71	71	65	61	58	55	55	57	61	64	67	74	69	57	50	47
Thu	46	65	68	63	60	59	55	54	55	59	63	68	70	66	57	50	47
Fri	46	58	60	58	57	55	55	56	57	61	66	67	70	61	53	49	46
Sat	46	47	47	48	49	51	53	53	54	54	56	55	56	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	47	46	47	47	48	50	52	53	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	46