Best Time to Drive from Stanton to Costa Mesa

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 20 minutes via I-405 South and SR-55 South, usually 21 at this time.

Only 13% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Stanton to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (22 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stanton 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 Stanton to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 19 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stanton to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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