Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Costa Mesa

Right now (12:36 am PST): about 38 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 5% 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 Inglewood 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	39	62	58	45	42	42	44	48	61	72	72	69	66	48	41	40
Tue	37	39	51	72	57	44	45	44	86	113	152	164	142	99	59	41	38
Wed	37	39	60	65	57	49	43	46	78	132	172	156	134	104	65	45	39
Thu	37	39	53	66	51	43	44	47	65	127	140	114	88	65	51	47	38
Fri	37	39	45	56	44	41	42	56	106	114	95	64	42	48	42	42	39
Sat	38	38	37	37	38	39	41	48	51	53	58	50	48	40	40	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	40	39	40	42	42	44	46	45	42	44	41	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Inglewood to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 172 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 172 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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More drives

Costa Mesa to Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside · Inglewood to Santa Ana · Inglewood to Irvine · Inglewood to San Bernardino · Inglewood to Fontana · Inglewood to Oxnard · Inglewood to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	62	58	45	42	42	44	48	61	72	72	69	66	48	41	40
Tue	37	39	51	72	57	44	45	44	86	113	152	164	142	99	59	41	38
Wed	37	39	60	65	57	49	43	46	78	132	172	156	134	104	65	45	39
Thu	37	39	53	66	51	43	44	47	65	127	140	114	88	65	51	47	38
Fri	37	39	45	56	44	41	42	56	106	114	95	64	42	48	42	42	39
Sat	38	38	37	37	38	39	41	48	51	53	58	50	48	40	40	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	40	39	40	42	42	44	46	45	42	44	41	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	62	58	45	42	42	44	48	61	72	72	69	66	48	41	40
Tue	37	39	51	72	57	44	45	44	86	113	152	164	142	99	59	41	38
Wed	37	39	60	65	57	49	43	46	78	132	172	156	134	104	65	45	39
Thu	37	39	53	66	51	43	44	47	65	127	140	114	88	65	51	47	38
Fri	37	39	45	56	44	41	42	56	106	114	95	64	42	48	42	42	39
Sat	38	38	37	37	38	39	41	48	51	53	58	50	48	40	40	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	40	39	40	42	42	44	46	45	42	44	41	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	62	58	45	42	42	44	48	61	72	72	69	66	48	41	40
Tue	37	39	51	72	57	44	45	44	86	113	152	164	142	99	59	41	38
Wed	37	39	60	65	57	49	43	46	78	132	172	156	134	104	65	45	39
Thu	37	39	53	66	51	43	44	47	65	127	140	114	88	65	51	47	38
Fri	37	39	45	56	44	41	42	56	106	114	95	64	42	48	42	42	39
Sat	38	38	37	37	38	39	41	48	51	53	58	50	48	40	40	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	40	39	40	42	42	44	46	45	42	44	41	40	40	38