Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 9% 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 San Pedro 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	33	33	34	35	35	34	34	35	35	36	35	35	36	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	32	34	35	35	34	33	34	35	35	35	37	38	36	34	32	32
Wed	32	32	33	35	35	34	35	34	35	35	35	37	40	39	36	33	32
Thu	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	37	33	32
Fri	32	32	33	35	36	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	35	35	38	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	37	36	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from San Pedro to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 Pedro to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Costa Mesa?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Fri	32	32	33	35	36	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	35	35	38	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	37	36	33	32

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Tue	32	32	34	35	35	34	33	34	35	35	35	37	38	36	34	32	32
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Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	35	35	38	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	37	36	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	35	35	34	34	35	35	36	35	35	36	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	32	34	35	35	34	33	34	35	35	35	37	38	36	34	32	32
Wed	32	32	33	35	35	34	35	34	35	35	35	37	40	39	36	33	32
Thu	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	37	33	32
Fri	32	32	33	35	36	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	35	35	38	32
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	37	36	33	32