Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Montebello 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	34	39	43	38	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	34	38	45	40	36	36	36	36	39	36	36	39	36	35	34	33
Wed	33	34	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	36	37	38	41	40	36	34	33
Thu	33	35	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	40	37	34	33
Fri	33	34	37	41	37	38	37	36	36	37	37	37	39	40	38	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	35	35	36	36	37	37	36	36	37	38	37	37	38	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	37	38	37	37	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Montebello to Costa Mesa (via I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	43	38	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	34	38	45	40	36	36	36	36	39	36	36	39	36	35	34	33
Wed	33	34	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	36	37	38	41	40	36	34	33
Thu	33	35	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	40	37	34	33
Fri	33	34	37	41	37	38	37	36	36	37	37	37	39	40	38	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	35	35	36	36	37	37	36	36	37	38	37	37	38	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	37	38	37	37	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	43	38	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	34	38	45	40	36	36	36	36	39	36	36	39	36	35	34	33
Wed	33	34	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	36	37	38	41	40	36	34	33
Thu	33	35	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	40	37	34	33
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Sat	33	33	33	35	35	36	36	37	37	36	36	37	38	37	37	38	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	37	38	37	37	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	43	38	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Tue	33	34	38	45	40	36	36	36	36	39	36	36	39	36	35	34	33
Wed	33	34	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	36	37	38	41	40	36	34	33
Thu	33	35	40	46	40	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	40	37	34	33
Fri	33	34	37	41	37	38	37	36	36	37	37	37	39	40	38	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	35	35	36	36	37	37	36	36	37	38	37	37	38	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	37	38	37	37	34	33