Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Woodland Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 84 minutes via I-405 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Woodland Hills 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	57	77	93	86	84	80	72	74	77	83	94	103	104	82	63	62	59
Tue	57	107	146	129	106	97	86	77	77	86	100	111	108	88	69	62	59
Wed	57	102	155	137	109	95	83	79	81	89	105	116	113	92	70	65	60
Thu	57	100	142	120	98	98	82	81	76	86	98	114	106	87	69	65	58
Fri	57	98	128	99	90	81	93	86	87	100	102	98	92	81	68	65	59
Sat	58	60	60	64	67	74	84	81	88	87	82	81	75	72	71	68	59
Sun	58	58	60	60	61	66	74	77	95	88	87	72	74	71	70	70	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Woodland Hills (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Woodland Hills?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · US-101 North 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

Woodland Hills 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	57	77	93	86	84	80	72	74	77	83	94	103	104	82	63	62	59
Tue	57	107	146	129	106	97	86	77	77	86	100	111	108	88	69	62	59
Wed	57	102	155	137	109	95	83	79	81	89	105	116	113	92	70	65	60
Thu	57	100	142	120	98	98	82	81	76	86	98	114	106	87	69	65	58
Fri	57	98	128	99	90	81	93	86	87	100	102	98	92	81	68	65	59
Sat	58	60	60	64	67	74	84	81	88	87	82	81	75	72	71	68	59
Sun	58	58	60	60	61	66	74	77	95	88	87	72	74	71	70	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	93	86	84	80	72	74	77	83	94	103	104	82	63	62	59
Tue	57	107	146	129	106	97	86	77	77	86	100	111	108	88	69	62	59
Wed	57	102	155	137	109	95	83	79	81	89	105	116	113	92	70	65	60
Thu	57	100	142	120	98	98	82	81	76	86	98	114	106	87	69	65	58
Fri	57	98	128	99	90	81	93	86	87	100	102	98	92	81	68	65	59
Sat	58	60	60	64	67	74	84	81	88	87	82	81	75	72	71	68	59
Sun	58	58	60	60	61	66	74	77	95	88	87	72	74	71	70	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	93	86	84	80	72	74	77	83	94	103	104	82	63	62	59
Tue	57	107	146	129	106	97	86	77	77	86	100	111	108	88	69	62	59
Wed	57	102	155	137	109	95	83	79	81	89	105	116	113	92	70	65	60
Thu	57	100	142	120	98	98	82	81	76	86	98	114	106	87	69	65	58
Fri	57	98	128	99	90	81	93	86	87	100	102	98	92	81	68	65	59
Sat	58	60	60	64	67	74	84	81	88	87	82	81	75	72	71	68	59
Sun	58	58	60	60	61	66	74	77	95	88	87	72	74	71	70	70	61