Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Claremont

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 76 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-55 North, usually 66 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Claremont 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	35	38	38	42	42	41	41	41	42	47	54	60	59	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	43	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	64	67	60	50	39	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	42	42	42	43	44	49	56	61	66	60	49	40	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	42	42	42	42	43	48	55	61	61	55	47	39	36
Fri	35	38	39	41	41	41	42	44	47	52	61	62	64	51	43	40	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	43	43	44	41	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Claremont (via SR-57 North and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Claremont 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Claremont?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (4 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	35	38	38	42	42	41	41	41	42	47	54	60	59	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	43	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	64	67	60	50	39	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	42	42	42	43	44	49	56	61	66	60	49	40	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	42	42	42	42	43	48	55	61	61	55	47	39	36
Fri	35	38	39	41	41	41	42	44	47	52	61	62	64	51	43	40	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	43	43	44	41	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	38	42	42	41	41	41	42	47	54	60	59	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	43	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	64	67	60	50	39	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	42	42	42	43	44	49	56	61	66	60	49	40	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	42	42	42	42	43	48	55	61	61	55	47	39	36
Fri	35	38	39	41	41	41	42	44	47	52	61	62	64	51	43	40	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	43	43	44	41	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	38	42	42	41	41	41	42	47	54	60	59	52	42	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	43	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	64	67	60	50	39	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	42	42	42	43	44	49	56	61	66	60	49	40	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	42	42	42	42	43	48	55	61	61	55	47	39	36
Fri	35	38	39	41	41	41	42	44	47	52	61	62	64	51	43	40	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	43	43	44	41	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	36