Best Time to Drive from Glendora to Costa Mesa

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-55 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Glendora 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	37	49	69	66	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	46	49	44	41	39	38
Tue	37	52	71	70	57	49	47	46	45	46	47	50	53	47	40	39	38
Wed	37	51	70	68	60	52	47	46	44	45	47	50	54	49	41	40	38
Thu	37	49	67	65	55	49	48	46	46	45	47	49	53	48	40	39	38
Fri	37	47	58	55	49	47	46	46	46	48	49	49	51	49	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	41	43	45	46	47	47	45	47	47	44	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	41	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Glendora to Costa Mesa (via SR-57 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendora 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 Glendora to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendora to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Costa Mesa to Glendora (return trip) · Glendora to Fontana · Glendora to Moreno Valley · Glendora to Lancaster · Glendora to Palmdale · Glendora to Valencia · Glendora to Fullerton · Glendora to East Los Angeles · Glendora to Victorville · Glendora to Inglewood · Glendora to Murrieta · Glendora to West Covina

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	49	69	66	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	46	49	44	41	39	38
Tue	37	52	71	70	57	49	47	46	45	46	47	50	53	47	40	39	38
Wed	37	51	70	68	60	52	47	46	44	45	47	50	54	49	41	40	38
Thu	37	49	67	65	55	49	48	46	46	45	47	49	53	48	40	39	38
Fri	37	47	58	55	49	47	46	46	46	48	49	49	51	49	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	41	43	45	46	47	47	45	47	47	44	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	41	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	49	69	66	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	46	49	44	41	39	38
Tue	37	52	71	70	57	49	47	46	45	46	47	50	53	47	40	39	38
Wed	37	51	70	68	60	52	47	46	44	45	47	50	54	49	41	40	38
Thu	37	49	67	65	55	49	48	46	46	45	47	49	53	48	40	39	38
Fri	37	47	58	55	49	47	46	46	46	48	49	49	51	49	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	41	43	45	46	47	47	45	47	47	44	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	41	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	49	69	66	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	46	49	44	41	39	38
Tue	37	52	71	70	57	49	47	46	45	46	47	50	53	47	40	39	38
Wed	37	51	70	68	60	52	47	46	44	45	47	50	54	49	41	40	38
Thu	37	49	67	65	55	49	48	46	46	45	47	49	53	48	40	39	38
Fri	37	47	58	55	49	47	46	46	46	48	49	49	51	49	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	41	43	45	46	47	47	45	47	47	44	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	43	44	42	42	41	40	40	38