Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Mira Mesa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 117 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 31% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Mira Mesa (via I-5 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 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 Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Mira Mesa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (36 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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