Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Chino Hills

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-55 North, usually 33 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 Costa Mesa to Chino Hills 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	32	32	33	39	37	35	35	35	36	43	46	47	48	44	34	33	32
Tue	32	33	34	39	37	39	38	37	39	42	46	51	49	45	36	33	33
Wed	32	33	34	39	38	38	37	38	41	44	46	51	56	53	42	35	33
Thu	32	32	34	37	38	38	37	37	37	42	46	52	52	43	41	34	33
Fri	32	33	34	36	36	37	37	39	40	44	48	49	52	39	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	33	34	33
Sun	32	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Chino Hills (via SR-57 North and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 13 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 Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 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
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Tue	32	33	34	39	37	39	38	37	39	42	46	51	49	45	36	33	33
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