Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Vermont Square

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Vermont Square 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	37	37	37	39	39	39	39	41	42	43	49	59	69	54	42	42	40
Tue	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	52	42	40	39
Wed	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	48	55	59	54	47	47	40
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	53	55	49	43	41	38
Fri	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	50	56	57	65	56	50	45	40
Sat	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	45	43	42	43	43	44	38
Sun	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	41	42	45	44	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Vermont Square (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 69 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Vermont Square?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Vermont Square?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (9 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

Vermont Square 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	37	37	37	39	39	39	39	41	42	43	49	59	69	54	42	42	40
Tue	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	52	42	40	39
Wed	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	48	55	59	54	47	47	40
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	53	55	49	43	41	38
Fri	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	50	56	57	65	56	50	45	40
Sat	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	45	43	42	43	43	44	38
Sun	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	41	42	45	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	37	39	39	39	39	41	42	43	49	59	69	54	42	42	40
Tue	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	52	42	40	39
Wed	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	48	55	59	54	47	47	40
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	53	55	49	43	41	38
Fri	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	50	56	57	65	56	50	45	40
Sat	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	45	43	42	43	43	44	38
Sun	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	41	42	45	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	37	39	39	39	39	41	42	43	49	59	69	54	42	42	40
Tue	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	52	42	40	39
Wed	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	48	55	59	54	47	47	40
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	53	55	49	43	41	38
Fri	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	50	56	57	65	56	50	45	40
Sat	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	45	43	42	43	43	44	38
Sun	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	41	42	45	44	39