Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Costa Mesa

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-405 South, usually 76 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 Woodland Hills 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	59	59	61	68	68	66	68	75	101	105	125	132	127	100	68	63	58
Tue	59	59	61	83	87	70	70	117	174	210	236	215	175	132	91	71	59
Wed	58	59	60	80	83	71	72	101	175	249	256	226	187	144	100	76	60
Thu	58	60	61	76	82	71	76	115	177	209	193	191	181	159	125	87	60
Fri	58	60	62	72	69	70	85	153	177	161	143	160	158	135	109	84	63
Sat	60	59	60	61	65	69	82	94	93	117	108	105	88	76	73	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	60	63	65	67	71	76	78	74	76	74	74	71	67	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 260 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 260 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Costa Mesa?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 58 to 260 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 260 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	61	68	68	66	68	75	101	105	125	132	127	100	68	63	58
Tue	59	59	61	83	87	70	70	117	174	210	236	215	175	132	91	71	59
Wed	58	59	60	80	83	71	72	101	175	249	256	226	187	144	100	76	60
Thu	58	60	61	76	82	71	76	115	177	209	193	191	181	159	125	87	60
Fri	58	60	62	72	69	70	85	153	177	161	143	160	158	135	109	84	63
Sat	60	59	60	61	65	69	82	94	93	117	108	105	88	76	73	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	60	63	65	67	71	76	78	74	76	74	74	71	67	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	61	68	68	66	68	75	101	105	125	132	127	100	68	63	58
Tue	59	59	61	83	87	70	70	117	174	210	236	215	175	132	91	71	59
Wed	58	59	60	80	83	71	72	101	175	249	256	226	187	144	100	76	60
Thu	58	60	61	76	82	71	76	115	177	209	193	191	181	159	125	87	60
Fri	58	60	62	72	69	70	85	153	177	161	143	160	158	135	109	84	63
Sat	60	59	60	61	65	69	82	94	93	117	108	105	88	76	73	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	60	63	65	67	71	76	78	74	76	74	74	71	67	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	61	68	68	66	68	75	101	105	125	132	127	100	68	63	58
Tue	59	59	61	83	87	70	70	117	174	210	236	215	175	132	91	71	59
Wed	58	59	60	80	83	71	72	101	175	249	256	226	187	144	100	76	60
Thu	58	60	61	76	82	71	76	115	177	209	193	191	181	159	125	87	60
Fri	58	60	62	72	69	70	85	153	177	161	143	160	158	135	109	84	63
Sat	60	59	60	61	65	69	82	94	93	117	108	105	88	76	73	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	60	63	65	67	71	76	78	74	76	74	74	71	67	60