Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 South and I-110 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Vermont Square 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	40	41	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	39	42	42	44	45	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	45	41	40	39
Wed	40	39	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	53	52	47	42	40
Thu	39	41	41	43	43	44	45	44	46	46	46	49	51	52	50	42	39
Fri	39	39	41	43	43	43	45	44	45	45	45	45	48	50	48	45	40
Sat	38	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	46	48	51	49	49	52	40
Sun	40	39	41	41	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	49	53	52	50	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Vermont Square to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Costa Mesa?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (9 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	41	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	39	42	42	44	45	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	45	41	40	39
Wed	40	39	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	53	52	47	42	40
Thu	39	41	41	43	43	44	45	44	46	46	46	49	51	52	50	42	39
Fri	39	39	41	43	43	43	45	44	45	45	45	45	48	50	48	45	40
Sat	38	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	46	48	51	49	49	52	40
Sun	40	39	41	41	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	49	53	52	50	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	41	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	39	42	42	44	45	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	45	41	40	39
Wed	40	39	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	53	52	47	42	40
Thu	39	41	41	43	43	44	45	44	46	46	46	49	51	52	50	42	39
Fri	39	39	41	43	43	43	45	44	45	45	45	45	48	50	48	45	40
Sat	38	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	46	48	51	49	49	52	40
Sun	40	39	41	41	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	49	53	52	50	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	41	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	41	40	39
Tue	39	39	42	42	44	45	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	45	41	40	39
Wed	40	39	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	48	53	52	47	42	40
Thu	39	41	41	43	43	44	45	44	46	46	46	49	51	52	50	42	39
Fri	39	39	41	43	43	43	45	44	45	45	45	45	48	50	48	45	40
Sat	38	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	46	48	51	49	49	52	40
Sun	40	39	41	41	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	49	53	52	50	43	39