Best Time to Drive from Upland to Costa Mesa

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Upland 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	38	54	68	68	55	47	47	47	47	45	45	46	49	43	40	40	39
Tue	38	59	76	74	59	51	49	47	47	46	46	49	53	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	59	73	73	65	54	51	49	46	46	47	49	53	48	41	40	40
Thu	38	57	70	69	57	51	50	47	49	45	48	50	52	47	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	58	55	51	49	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	46	46	44	41	41	39
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	46	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Upland to Costa Mesa (via SR-57 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Costa Mesa to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	54	68	68	55	47	47	47	47	45	45	46	49	43	40	40	39
Tue	38	59	76	74	59	51	49	47	47	46	46	49	53	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	59	73	73	65	54	51	49	46	46	47	49	53	48	41	40	40
Thu	38	57	70	69	57	51	50	47	49	45	48	50	52	47	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	58	55	51	49	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	46	46	44	41	41	39
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	46	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	54	68	68	55	47	47	47	47	45	45	46	49	43	40	40	39
Tue	38	59	76	74	59	51	49	47	47	46	46	49	53	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	59	73	73	65	54	51	49	46	46	47	49	53	48	41	40	40
Thu	38	57	70	69	57	51	50	47	49	45	48	50	52	47	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	58	55	51	49	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	46	46	44	41	41	39
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	46	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	54	68	68	55	47	47	47	47	45	45	46	49	43	40	40	39
Tue	38	59	76	74	59	51	49	47	47	46	46	49	53	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	59	73	73	65	54	51	49	46	46	47	49	53	48	41	40	40
Thu	38	57	70	69	57	51	50	47	49	45	48	50	52	47	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	58	55	51	49	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	48	48	49	45	46	46	44	41	41	39
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	44	46	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	41	40