Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Encino

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 North.

Only 4% 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 Encino 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	53	81	101	91	89	82	74	74	74	77	78	76	89	70	57	57	54
Tue	52	106	143	126	104	94	83	74	72	74	78	85	90	78	62	56	54
Wed	52	100	152	135	107	93	81	76	76	80	86	92	95	79	63	59	54
Thu	51	96	137	116	95	93	77	75	67	77	77	92	90	75	61	56	53
Fri	53	98	125	98	91	80	94	86	85	89	88	74	75	74	62	60	54
Sat	53	55	56	61	70	78	89	85	94	92	85	83	76	72	70	65	53
Sun	53	53	55	55	57	63	74	77	95	95	87	68	69	64	66	63	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Encino (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 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 Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 51 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Encino?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	81	101	91	89	82	74	74	74	77	78	76	89	70	57	57	54
Tue	52	106	143	126	104	94	83	74	72	74	78	85	90	78	62	56	54
Wed	52	100	152	135	107	93	81	76	76	80	86	92	95	79	63	59	54
Thu	51	96	137	116	95	93	77	75	67	77	77	92	90	75	61	56	53
Fri	53	98	125	98	91	80	94	86	85	89	88	74	75	74	62	60	54
Sat	53	55	56	61	70	78	89	85	94	92	85	83	76	72	70	65	53
Sun	53	53	55	55	57	63	74	77	95	95	87	68	69	64	66	63	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	81	101	91	89	82	74	74	74	77	78	76	89	70	57	57	54
Tue	52	106	143	126	104	94	83	74	72	74	78	85	90	78	62	56	54
Wed	52	100	152	135	107	93	81	76	76	80	86	92	95	79	63	59	54
Thu	51	96	137	116	95	93	77	75	67	77	77	92	90	75	61	56	53
Fri	53	98	125	98	91	80	94	86	85	89	88	74	75	74	62	60	54
Sat	53	55	56	61	70	78	89	85	94	92	85	83	76	72	70	65	53
Sun	53	53	55	55	57	63	74	77	95	95	87	68	69	64	66	63	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	81	101	91	89	82	74	74	74	77	78	76	89	70	57	57	54
Tue	52	106	143	126	104	94	83	74	72	74	78	85	90	78	62	56	54
Wed	52	100	152	135	107	93	81	76	76	80	86	92	95	79	63	59	54
Thu	51	96	137	116	95	93	77	75	67	77	77	92	90	75	61	56	53
Fri	53	98	125	98	91	80	94	86	85	89	88	74	75	74	62	60	54
Sat	53	55	56	61	70	78	89	85	94	92	85	83	76	72	70	65	53
Sun	53	53	55	55	57	63	74	77	95	95	87	68	69	64	66	63	53