Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Compton

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 North, usually 32 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Compton 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	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	33	32	32	32	32
Tue	31	31	32	35	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	32	32	32	34
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Sat	32	32	32	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Compton (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 9 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 10 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 Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Compton?

Leaving around 9 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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

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