Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-405 North, usually 47 at this time.

None 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	53	61	72	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	45	44	44	46	46	46	48	53	60	68	62	51	45	44
Wed	42	43	43	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	62	67	62	53	50	44
Thu	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	57	59	53	48	45	43
Fri	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	54	59	60	67	60	54	50	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	49	47	46	47	47	48	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	49	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 16 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 42 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 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	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	53	61	72	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	45	44	44	46	46	46	48	53	60	68	62	51	45	44
Wed	42	43	43	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	62	67	62	53	50	44
Thu	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	57	59	53	48	45	43
Fri	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	54	59	60	67	60	54	50	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	49	47	46	47	47	48	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	49	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	53	61	72	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	45	44	44	46	46	46	48	53	60	68	62	51	45	44
Wed	42	43	43	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	62	67	62	53	50	44
Thu	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	57	59	53	48	45	43
Fri	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	54	59	60	67	60	54	50	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	49	47	46	47	47	48	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	49	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	53	61	72	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	45	44	44	46	46	46	48	53	60	68	62	51	45	44
Wed	42	43	43	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	55	62	67	62	53	50	44
Thu	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	57	59	53	48	45	43
Fri	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	54	59	60	67	60	54	50	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	49	47	46	47	47	48	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	49	49	44