Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Costa Mesa
Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 8 minutes via I-405 South and SR-55 South, usually 9 at this time.
Only 24% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Tue | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wed | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Thu | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Fri | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Sat | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Sun | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 8-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 8 minutes and up to 10 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 9 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (11 minutes).
About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Costa Mesa?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 8 minutes then, versus up to 10 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Costa Mesa?
The 8-mile drive usually takes 8 to 10 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 9 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Costa Mesa?
Leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 10 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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