Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 South and SR-55 South, usually 30 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Pico Rivera 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	29	32	44	48	39	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	35	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	34	53	55	44	35	34	34	34	33	33	35	39	33	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	50	55	44	37	35	34	33	33	34	34	38	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	51	54	45	38	37	36	36	33	33	35	37	32	30	31	30
Fri	29	33	41	42	37	35	34	33	32	33	36	35	37	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Costa Mesa (via I-5 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Costa Mesa?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	44	48	39	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	35	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	34	53	55	44	35	34	34	34	33	33	35	39	33	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	50	55	44	37	35	34	33	33	34	34	38	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	51	54	45	38	37	36	36	33	33	35	37	32	30	31	30
Fri	29	33	41	42	37	35	34	33	32	33	36	35	37	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	44	48	39	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	35	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	34	53	55	44	35	34	34	34	33	33	35	39	33	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	50	55	44	37	35	34	33	33	34	34	38	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	51	54	45	38	37	36	36	33	33	35	37	32	30	31	30
Fri	29	33	41	42	37	35	34	33	32	33	36	35	37	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	44	48	39	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	35	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	34	53	55	44	35	34	34	34	33	33	35	39	33	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	50	55	44	37	35	34	33	33	34	34	38	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	51	54	45	38	37	36	36	33	33	35	37	32	30	31	30
Fri	29	33	41	42	37	35	34	33	32	33	36	35	37	35	32	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30