Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa
Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 21 minutes via SR-73 North.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Tue | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Wed | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Thu | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Fri | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Sat | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Sun | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa (via SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 4 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (22 minutes).
About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano 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 San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa?
On weekdays, leave before 4 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 21 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-73 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (3 miles)
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