Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Moreno Valley

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Moreno Valley 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	50	52	57	58	57	57	58	59	63	70	78	81	80	70	58	55	51
Tue	50	53	60	62	59	58	58	59	62	73	82	87	82	70	60	58	51
Wed	51	54	61	63	60	58	59	62	64	74	79	85	85	78	67	59	52
Thu	51	54	61	61	59	57	57	59	62	71	82	83	82	70	68	57	52
Fri	50	52	55	59	56	57	59	64	72	80	90	89	86	71	62	57	52
Sat	50	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	61	61	56	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	56	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Moreno Valley (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 90 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Moreno Valley?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (4 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	50	52	57	58	57	57	58	59	63	70	78	81	80	70	58	55	51
Tue	50	53	60	62	59	58	58	59	62	73	82	87	82	70	60	58	51
Wed	51	54	61	63	60	58	59	62	64	74	79	85	85	78	67	59	52
Thu	51	54	61	61	59	57	57	59	62	71	82	83	82	70	68	57	52
Fri	50	52	55	59	56	57	59	64	72	80	90	89	86	71	62	57	52
Sat	50	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	61	61	56	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	57	58	57	57	58	59	63	70	78	81	80	70	58	55	51
Tue	50	53	60	62	59	58	58	59	62	73	82	87	82	70	60	58	51
Wed	51	54	61	63	60	58	59	62	64	74	79	85	85	78	67	59	52
Thu	51	54	61	61	59	57	57	59	62	71	82	83	82	70	68	57	52
Fri	50	52	55	59	56	57	59	64	72	80	90	89	86	71	62	57	52
Sat	50	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	61	61	56	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	57	58	57	57	58	59	63	70	78	81	80	70	58	55	51
Tue	50	53	60	62	59	58	58	59	62	73	82	87	82	70	60	58	51
Wed	51	54	61	63	60	58	59	62	64	74	79	85	85	78	67	59	52
Thu	51	54	61	61	59	57	57	59	62	71	82	83	82	70	68	57	52
Fri	50	52	55	59	56	57	59	64	72	80	90	89	86	71	62	57	52
Sat	50	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	61	61	56	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	56	51