Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Woodland Hills

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 7% 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	58	87	104	94	95	88	80	82	87	94	102	105	93	72	63	61	59
Tue	58	118	149	131	108	101	88	79	79	87	100	104	96	79	64	61	60
Wed	58	107	156	137	110	97	84	79	81	91	101	108	101	85	67	63	59
Thu	57	117	150	138	115	104	85	83	81	90	106	110	100	84	64	62	59
Fri	58	107	133	105	97	89	101	97	91	101	99	93	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	59	62	63	66	70	78	88	82	92	92	82	82	76	70	72	66	59
Sun	59	59	62	61	62	66	74	78	97	94	88	69	70	66	65	65	59

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 156 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (97 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 156 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 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 156 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	58	87	104	94	95	88	80	82	87	94	102	105	93	72	63	61	59
Tue	58	118	149	131	108	101	88	79	79	87	100	104	96	79	64	61	60
Wed	58	107	156	137	110	97	84	79	81	91	101	108	101	85	67	63	59
Thu	57	117	150	138	115	104	85	83	81	90	106	110	100	84	64	62	59
Fri	58	107	133	105	97	89	101	97	91	101	99	93	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	59	62	63	66	70	78	88	82	92	92	82	82	76	70	72	66	59
Sun	59	59	62	61	62	66	74	78	97	94	88	69	70	66	65	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	87	104	94	95	88	80	82	87	94	102	105	93	72	63	61	59
Tue	58	118	149	131	108	101	88	79	79	87	100	104	96	79	64	61	60
Wed	58	107	156	137	110	97	84	79	81	91	101	108	101	85	67	63	59
Thu	57	117	150	138	115	104	85	83	81	90	106	110	100	84	64	62	59
Fri	58	107	133	105	97	89	101	97	91	101	99	93	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	59	62	63	66	70	78	88	82	92	92	82	82	76	70	72	66	59
Sun	59	59	62	61	62	66	74	78	97	94	88	69	70	66	65	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	87	104	94	95	88	80	82	87	94	102	105	93	72	63	61	59
Tue	58	118	149	131	108	101	88	79	79	87	100	104	96	79	64	61	60
Wed	58	107	156	137	110	97	84	79	81	91	101	108	101	85	67	63	59
Thu	57	117	150	138	115	104	85	83	81	90	106	110	100	84	64	62	59
Fri	58	107	133	105	97	89	101	97	91	101	99	93	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	59	62	63	66	70	78	88	82	92	92	82	82	76	70	72	66	59
Sun	59	59	62	61	62	66	74	78	97	94	88	69	70	66	65	65	59