Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Moreno Valley

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 51 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North.

Only 47% 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	51	56	58	56	56	56	58	60	67	77	83	83	70	61	56	51
Tue	50	52	60	61	58	57	57	58	61	71	82	86	85	74	59	58	52
Wed	50	53	58	61	58	57	56	59	63	72	79	84	84	76	66	58	52
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	55	57	57	61	68	80	85	85	75	67	57	52
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	58	62	71	77	87	87	85	73	63	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	62	63	62	61	59	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	55	54	55	55	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 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (63 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 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays 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	51	56	58	56	56	56	58	60	67	77	83	83	70	61	56	51
Tue	50	52	60	61	58	57	57	58	61	71	82	86	85	74	59	58	52
Wed	50	53	58	61	58	57	56	59	63	72	79	84	84	76	66	58	52
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	55	57	57	61	68	80	85	85	75	67	57	52
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	58	62	71	77	87	87	85	73	63	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	62	63	62	61	59	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	55	54	55	55	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	56	58	56	56	56	58	60	67	77	83	83	70	61	56	51
Tue	50	52	60	61	58	57	57	58	61	71	82	86	85	74	59	58	52
Wed	50	53	58	61	58	57	56	59	63	72	79	84	84	76	66	58	52
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	55	57	57	61	68	80	85	85	75	67	57	52
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	58	62	71	77	87	87	85	73	63	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	62	63	62	61	59	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	55	54	55	55	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	56	58	56	56	56	58	60	67	77	83	83	70	61	56	51
Tue	50	52	60	61	58	57	57	58	61	71	82	86	85	74	59	58	52
Wed	50	53	58	61	58	57	56	59	63	72	79	84	84	76	66	58	52
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	55	57	57	61	68	80	85	85	75	67	57	52
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	58	62	71	77	87	87	85	73	63	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	62	63	62	61	59	56	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	55	54	55	55	56	51