Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Wildomar

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 54 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North.

Only 13% 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 Wildomar 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	54	57	58	61	59	59	59	60	60	67	78	83	81	73	63	58	55
Tue	54	57	59	63	60	60	60	60	63	70	82	87	91	79	69	60	55
Wed	54	58	60	62	61	60	59	61	64	71	81	87	85	80	68	61	56
Thu	55	58	60	63	61	60	60	61	64	72	86	93	91	81	69	61	56
Fri	55	56	58	60	59	60	61	66	74	85	97	95	90	79	68	62	56
Sat	54	56	56	57	58	62	67	66	65	67	70	69	69	66	62	61	56
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Wildomar (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Wildomar 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 Wildomar?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Wildomar?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	58	61	59	59	59	60	60	67	78	83	81	73	63	58	55
Tue	54	57	59	63	60	60	60	60	63	70	82	87	91	79	69	60	55
Wed	54	58	60	62	61	60	59	61	64	71	81	87	85	80	68	61	56
Thu	55	58	60	63	61	60	60	61	64	72	86	93	91	81	69	61	56
Fri	55	56	58	60	59	60	61	66	74	85	97	95	90	79	68	62	56
Sat	54	56	56	57	58	62	67	66	65	67	70	69	69	66	62	61	56
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	58	61	59	59	59	60	60	67	78	83	81	73	63	58	55
Tue	54	57	59	63	60	60	60	60	63	70	82	87	91	79	69	60	55
Wed	54	58	60	62	61	60	59	61	64	71	81	87	85	80	68	61	56
Thu	55	58	60	63	61	60	60	61	64	72	86	93	91	81	69	61	56
Fri	55	56	58	60	59	60	61	66	74	85	97	95	90	79	68	62	56
Sat	54	56	56	57	58	62	67	66	65	67	70	69	69	66	62	61	56
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	58	61	59	59	59	60	60	67	78	83	81	73	63	58	55
Tue	54	57	59	63	60	60	60	60	63	70	82	87	91	79	69	60	55
Wed	54	58	60	62	61	60	59	61	64	71	81	87	85	80	68	61	56
Thu	55	58	60	63	61	60	60	61	64	72	86	93	91	81	69	61	56
Fri	55	56	58	60	59	60	61	66	74	85	97	95	90	79	68	62	56
Sat	54	56	56	57	58	62	67	66	65	67	70	69	69	66	62	61	56
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	55