Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Highland to Costa Mesa
Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 61 at this time.
Only 51% 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 | 62 | 81 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 59 |
| Tue | 62 | 86 | 96 | 97 | 85 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 58 |
| Wed | 61 | 83 | 97 | 99 | 83 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 82 | 70 | 61 | 59 | 59 |
| Thu | 61 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 86 | 71 | 61 | 59 | 58 |
| Fri | 60 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 69 | 62 | 59 | 58 |
| Sat | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 57 |
| Sun | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 58 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Highland to Costa Mesa (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).
About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Costa Mesa?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Highland to Costa Mesa?
The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Highland to Costa Mesa?
Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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