Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Tustin

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-5 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Mira Mesa to Tustin 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	70	71	76	77	76	78	78	80	79	79	81	89	87	78	73	72	71
Tue	70	71	76	77	78	79	79	80	79	80	87	96	94	85	74	73	71
Wed	70	71	76	76	78	81	79	81	79	81	89	100	102	89	76	73	70
Thu	70	71	75	77	77	80	80	80	80	81	90	100	101	89	77	73	71
Fri	70	72	75	76	77	79	80	82	85	90	96	97	89	81	78	74	70
Sat	70	70	71	72	76	80	85	87	85	85	83	83	79	78	75	74	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	85	88	90	89	86	85	83	80	76	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Tustin (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (91 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 9 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 Tustin 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 Tustin?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Tustin?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (31 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (1.9 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Tustin to Mira Mesa (return trip) · Mira Mesa to San Diego · Mira Mesa to Chula Vista · Mira Mesa to Irvine · Mira Mesa to Oceanside · Mira Mesa to Escondido · Mira Mesa to Carlsbad · Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa · Mira Mesa to Temecula · Mira Mesa to Murrieta · Mira Mesa to El Cajon · Mira Mesa to Vista

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	76	77	76	78	78	80	79	79	81	89	87	78	73	72	71
Tue	70	71	76	77	78	79	79	80	79	80	87	96	94	85	74	73	71
Wed	70	71	76	76	78	81	79	81	79	81	89	100	102	89	76	73	70
Thu	70	71	75	77	77	80	80	80	80	81	90	100	101	89	77	73	71
Fri	70	72	75	76	77	79	80	82	85	90	96	97	89	81	78	74	70
Sat	70	70	71	72	76	80	85	87	85	85	83	83	79	78	75	74	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	85	88	90	89	86	85	83	80	76	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	76	77	76	78	78	80	79	79	81	89	87	78	73	72	71
Tue	70	71	76	77	78	79	79	80	79	80	87	96	94	85	74	73	71
Wed	70	71	76	76	78	81	79	81	79	81	89	100	102	89	76	73	70
Thu	70	71	75	77	77	80	80	80	80	81	90	100	101	89	77	73	71
Fri	70	72	75	76	77	79	80	82	85	90	96	97	89	81	78	74	70
Sat	70	70	71	72	76	80	85	87	85	85	83	83	79	78	75	74	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	85	88	90	89	86	85	83	80	76	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	76	77	76	78	78	80	79	79	81	89	87	78	73	72	71
Tue	70	71	76	77	78	79	79	80	79	80	87	96	94	85	74	73	71
Wed	70	71	76	76	78	81	79	81	79	81	89	100	102	89	76	73	70
Thu	70	71	75	77	77	80	80	80	80	81	90	100	101	89	77	73	71
Fri	70	72	75	76	77	79	80	82	85	90	96	97	89	81	78	74	70
Sat	70	70	71	72	76	80	85	87	85	85	83	83	79	78	75	74	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	85	88	90	89	86	85	83	80	76	74	70