Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Costa Mesa

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Moreno Valley 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	55	72	94	94	71	59	60	58	61	61	64	61	61	59	55	55	52
Tue	54	77	102	106	80	64	59	59	60	62	66	63	63	59	56	53	53
Wed	54	77	102	107	80	65	59	59	63	62	65	67	66	62	56	54	52
Thu	54	74	96	100	78	61	58	60	63	65	66	66	67	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	64	73	73	64	61	63	61	65	66	69	68	70	65	58	54	53
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	59	62	64	68	66	64	64	62	58	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	54	57	62	64	63	64	60	56	56	55	55	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Costa Mesa (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Costa Mesa?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 52 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	94	94	71	59	60	58	61	61	64	61	61	59	55	55	52
Tue	54	77	102	106	80	64	59	59	60	62	66	63	63	59	56	53	53
Wed	54	77	102	107	80	65	59	59	63	62	65	67	66	62	56	54	52
Thu	54	74	96	100	78	61	58	60	63	65	66	66	67	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	64	73	73	64	61	63	61	65	66	69	68	70	65	58	54	53
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	59	62	64	68	66	64	64	62	58	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	54	57	62	64	63	64	60	56	56	55	55	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	94	94	71	59	60	58	61	61	64	61	61	59	55	55	52
Tue	54	77	102	106	80	64	59	59	60	62	66	63	63	59	56	53	53
Wed	54	77	102	107	80	65	59	59	63	62	65	67	66	62	56	54	52
Thu	54	74	96	100	78	61	58	60	63	65	66	66	67	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	64	73	73	64	61	63	61	65	66	69	68	70	65	58	54	53
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	59	62	64	68	66	64	64	62	58	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	54	57	62	64	63	64	60	56	56	55	55	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	94	94	71	59	60	58	61	61	64	61	61	59	55	55	52
Tue	54	77	102	106	80	64	59	59	60	62	66	63	63	59	56	53	53
Wed	54	77	102	107	80	65	59	59	63	62	65	67	66	62	56	54	52
Thu	54	74	96	100	78	61	58	60	63	65	66	66	67	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	64	73	73	64	61	63	61	65	66	69	68	70	65	58	54	53
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	59	62	64	68	66	64	64	62	58	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	54	57	62	64	63	64	60	56	56	55	55	55	52