Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Costa Mesa

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Redlands 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	59	76	86	82	74	64	65	63	63	67	71	69	71	62	57	57	55
Tue	59	81	94	94	82	69	64	64	65	67	69	70	75	64	57	56	55
Wed	58	81	94	96	81	69	65	63	65	66	69	71	79	70	57	56	55
Thu	59	78	88	88	76	66	64	64	66	65	70	71	80	72	58	57	55
Fri	56	70	72	90	71	65	66	67	69	68	69	72	76	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	66	67	63	61	58	56	54
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	63	64	62	62	61	59	59	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Redlands to Costa Mesa (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	76	86	82	74	64	65	63	63	67	71	69	71	62	57	57	55
Tue	59	81	94	94	82	69	64	64	65	67	69	70	75	64	57	56	55
Wed	58	81	94	96	81	69	65	63	65	66	69	71	79	70	57	56	55
Thu	59	78	88	88	76	66	64	64	66	65	70	71	80	72	58	57	55
Fri	56	70	72	90	71	65	66	67	69	68	69	72	76	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	66	67	63	61	58	56	54
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	63	64	62	62	61	59	59	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	76	86	82	74	64	65	63	63	67	71	69	71	62	57	57	55
Tue	59	81	94	94	82	69	64	64	65	67	69	70	75	64	57	56	55
Wed	58	81	94	96	81	69	65	63	65	66	69	71	79	70	57	56	55
Thu	59	78	88	88	76	66	64	64	66	65	70	71	80	72	58	57	55
Fri	56	70	72	90	71	65	66	67	69	68	69	72	76	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	66	67	63	61	58	56	54
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	63	64	62	62	61	59	59	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	76	86	82	74	64	65	63	63	67	71	69	71	62	57	57	55
Tue	59	81	94	94	82	69	64	64	65	67	69	70	75	64	57	56	55
Wed	58	81	94	96	81	69	65	63	65	66	69	71	79	70	57	56	55
Thu	59	78	88	88	76	66	64	64	66	65	70	71	80	72	58	57	55
Fri	56	70	72	90	71	65	66	67	69	68	69	72	76	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	66	67	63	61	58	56	54
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	63	64	62	62	61	59	59	58	58	55