Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 73 at this time.

Only 72% 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 80-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (1.9 miles)

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