Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Rowland Heights

Right now (12:20 am PDT): about 29 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-55 North.

Only 62% 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 Rowland Heights 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	28	29	30	34	33	32	32	32	33	38	42	44	45	41	33	30	29
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Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Rowland Heights (via SR-57 North and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 8 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Rowland Heights?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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