Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Highland

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Highland 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	57	59	66	67	64	64	65	67	69	80	88	90	88	78	65	62	59
Tue	57	60	70	71	66	66	65	67	71	82	91	97	91	81	66	64	59
Wed	57	61	70	70	67	65	65	69	73	82	88	94	90	83	72	66	60
Thu	57	61	70	68	66	64	65	67	70	80	90	98	92	81	73	63	59
Fri	57	59	64	66	64	64	68	72	81	88	97	96	94	82	68	64	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	66	66	68	71	71	68	67	63	63	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	63	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Highland (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 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 Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 57 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	57	59	66	67	64	64	65	67	69	80	88	90	88	78	65	62	59
Tue	57	60	70	71	66	66	65	67	71	82	91	97	91	81	66	64	59
Wed	57	61	70	70	67	65	65	69	73	82	88	94	90	83	72	66	60
Thu	57	61	70	68	66	64	65	67	70	80	90	98	92	81	73	63	59
Fri	57	59	64	66	64	64	68	72	81	88	97	96	94	82	68	64	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	66	66	68	71	71	68	67	63	63	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	66	67	64	64	65	67	69	80	88	90	88	78	65	62	59
Tue	57	60	70	71	66	66	65	67	71	82	91	97	91	81	66	64	59
Wed	57	61	70	70	67	65	65	69	73	82	88	94	90	83	72	66	60
Thu	57	61	70	68	66	64	65	67	70	80	90	98	92	81	73	63	59
Fri	57	59	64	66	64	64	68	72	81	88	97	96	94	82	68	64	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	66	66	68	71	71	68	67	63	63	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	66	67	64	64	65	67	69	80	88	90	88	78	65	62	59
Tue	57	60	70	71	66	66	65	67	71	82	91	97	91	81	66	64	59
Wed	57	61	70	70	67	65	65	69	73	82	88	94	90	83	72	66	60
Thu	57	61	70	68	66	64	65	67	70	80	90	98	92	81	73	63	59
Fri	57	59	64	66	64	64	68	72	81	88	97	96	94	82	68	64	59
Sat	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	66	66	68	71	71	68	67	63	63	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	63	58