Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Costa Mesa

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 East and SR-55 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	32	37	48	50	43	38	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	41	55	56	47	41	41	40	39	39	40	43	47	41	35	34	33
Wed	33	40	54	55	48	45	40	41	38	39	40	42	47	43	36	35	34
Thu	33	39	51	52	47	40	40	39	42	38	40	42	44	40	35	34	33
Fri	33	39	48	47	43	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	41	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Costa Mesa (via SR-57 South and SR-60 East and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Costa Mesa?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 32 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (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 Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	48	50	43	38	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	41	55	56	47	41	41	40	39	39	40	43	47	41	35	34	33
Wed	33	40	54	55	48	45	40	41	38	39	40	42	47	43	36	35	34
Thu	33	39	51	52	47	40	40	39	42	38	40	42	44	40	35	34	33
Fri	33	39	48	47	43	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	41	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	48	50	43	38	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	41	55	56	47	41	41	40	39	39	40	43	47	41	35	34	33
Wed	33	40	54	55	48	45	40	41	38	39	40	42	47	43	36	35	34
Thu	33	39	51	52	47	40	40	39	42	38	40	42	44	40	35	34	33
Fri	33	39	48	47	43	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	41	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	48	50	43	38	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	41	55	56	47	41	41	40	39	39	40	43	47	41	35	34	33
Wed	33	40	54	55	48	45	40	41	38	39	40	42	47	43	36	35	34
Thu	33	39	51	52	47	40	40	39	42	38	40	42	44	40	35	34	33
Fri	33	39	48	47	43	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	41	36	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35	33