Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to San Pedro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 South, usually 41 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 San Pedro 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	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	45	56	71	56	39	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	37	37	37	38	38	39	42	47	57	67	60	45	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	50	59	67	59	46	43	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	49	57	61	54	44	42	35
Fri	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	48	54	56	65	55	47	42	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	40	39	40	40	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	43	47	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Costa Mesa to San Pedro (via I-405 North and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to San Pedro?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to San Pedro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 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

More drives

San Pedro to Costa Mesa (return trip) · Costa Mesa to Los Angeles · Costa Mesa to Anaheim · Costa Mesa to Riverside · Costa Mesa to Santa Ana · Costa Mesa to Irvine · Costa Mesa to San Bernardino · Costa Mesa to Fontana · Costa Mesa to Moreno Valley · Costa Mesa to Glendale · Costa Mesa to Santa Clarita · Costa Mesa to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	45	56	71	56	39	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	37	37	37	38	38	39	42	47	57	67	60	45	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	50	59	67	59	46	43	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	49	57	61	54	44	42	35
Fri	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	48	54	56	65	55	47	42	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	40	39	40	40	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	43	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	45	56	71	56	39	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	37	37	37	38	38	39	42	47	57	67	60	45	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	50	59	67	59	46	43	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	49	57	61	54	44	42	35
Fri	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	48	54	56	65	55	47	42	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	40	39	40	40	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	43	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	45	56	71	56	39	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	37	37	37	38	38	39	42	47	57	67	60	45	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	43	50	59	67	59	46	43	37
Thu	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	49	57	61	54	44	42	35
Fri	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	48	54	56	65	55	47	42	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	42	40	39	40	40	41	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	43	47	40