Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Costa Mesa

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 23 minutes via SR-55 South and I-5 South and SR-22 East, usually 23 at this time.

Only 66% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Garden Grove to Costa Mesa (via SR-55 South and I-5 South and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (19 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 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 Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Costa Mesa?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 15 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (3 miles)

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