Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Upland

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Upland 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	39	41	42	46	45	45	45	45	46	51	58	64	63	57	46	42	40
Tue	39	41	42	47	46	46	46	46	48	52	60	68	71	64	54	43	40
Wed	39	42	43	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	60	65	70	64	52	44	40
Thu	39	41	42	46	46	47	46	46	48	52	59	66	66	60	51	44	40
Fri	39	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	51	56	66	67	68	56	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Upland (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Upland?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Upland?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 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	39	41	42	46	45	45	45	45	46	51	58	64	63	57	46	42	40
Tue	39	41	42	47	46	46	46	46	48	52	60	68	71	64	54	43	40
Wed	39	42	43	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	60	65	70	64	52	44	40
Thu	39	41	42	46	46	47	46	46	48	52	59	66	66	60	51	44	40
Fri	39	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	51	56	66	67	68	56	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	42	46	45	45	45	45	46	51	58	64	63	57	46	42	40
Tue	39	41	42	47	46	46	46	46	48	52	60	68	71	64	54	43	40
Wed	39	42	43	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	60	65	70	64	52	44	40
Thu	39	41	42	46	46	47	46	46	48	52	59	66	66	60	51	44	40
Fri	39	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	51	56	66	67	68	56	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	42	46	45	45	45	45	46	51	58	64	63	57	46	42	40
Tue	39	41	42	47	46	46	46	46	48	52	60	68	71	64	54	43	40
Wed	39	42	43	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	60	65	70	64	52	44	40
Thu	39	41	42	46	46	47	46	46	48	52	59	66	66	60	51	44	40
Fri	39	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	51	56	66	67	68	56	49	44	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	40