Best Time to Drive from Encino to Costa Mesa

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 3% 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 Encino to Costa Mesa 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	53	53	55	60	62	60	62	65	82	95	119	127	121	96	66	58	53
Tue	53	53	55	71	78	65	64	86	130	180	215	206	165	124	84	65	54
Wed	53	54	55	71	73	63	63	78	139	213	220	205	175	132	93	70	54
Thu	53	54	55	67	71	62	66	90	126	188	177	163	148	128	105	77	55
Fri	53	54	55	65	61	61	69	128	156	149	128	120	128	114	92	74	56
Sat	54	54	54	55	57	60	67	78	83	102	92	88	79	68	67	65	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	62	67	69	68	70	68	67	64	61	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Encino to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 220 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino to central Costa Mesa 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 Encino to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 220 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 220 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 220 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Costa Mesa to Encino (return trip) · Encino to Los Angeles · Encino to Riverside · Encino to Santa Ana · Encino to Irvine · Encino to San Bernardino · Encino to Fontana · Encino to Oxnard · Encino to Rancho Cucamonga · Encino to Hollywood · Encino to Corona · Encino to Lancaster

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	55	60	62	60	62	65	82	95	119	127	121	96	66	58	53
Tue	53	53	55	71	78	65	64	86	130	180	215	206	165	124	84	65	54
Wed	53	54	55	71	73	63	63	78	139	213	220	205	175	132	93	70	54
Thu	53	54	55	67	71	62	66	90	126	188	177	163	148	128	105	77	55
Fri	53	54	55	65	61	61	69	128	156	149	128	120	128	114	92	74	56
Sat	54	54	54	55	57	60	67	78	83	102	92	88	79	68	67	65	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	62	67	69	68	70	68	67	64	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	55	60	62	60	62	65	82	95	119	127	121	96	66	58	53
Tue	53	53	55	71	78	65	64	86	130	180	215	206	165	124	84	65	54
Wed	53	54	55	71	73	63	63	78	139	213	220	205	175	132	93	70	54
Thu	53	54	55	67	71	62	66	90	126	188	177	163	148	128	105	77	55
Fri	53	54	55	65	61	61	69	128	156	149	128	120	128	114	92	74	56
Sat	54	54	54	55	57	60	67	78	83	102	92	88	79	68	67	65	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	62	67	69	68	70	68	67	64	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	55	60	62	60	62	65	82	95	119	127	121	96	66	58	53
Tue	53	53	55	71	78	65	64	86	130	180	215	206	165	124	84	65	54
Wed	53	54	55	71	73	63	63	78	139	213	220	205	175	132	93	70	54
Thu	53	54	55	67	71	62	66	90	126	188	177	163	148	128	105	77	55
Fri	53	54	55	65	61	61	69	128	156	149	128	120	128	114	92	74	56
Sat	54	54	54	55	57	60	67	78	83	102	92	88	79	68	67	65	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	56	58	60	62	67	69	68	70	68	67	64	61	54