Tours, tickets and day trips in Costa Mesa
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Orange County Museum of Art | 60,000 | — |
The busiest is Orange County Museum of Art at 60,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Costa Mesa
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa to Orange | United States | 17 km (11 mi) | about 17 min |
| Costa Mesa to Anaheim | United States | 22 km (13 mi) | about 21 min |
| Costa Mesa to Fullerton | United States | 25 km (16 mi) | about 25 min |
| Costa Mesa to Long Beach | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 28 min |
| Costa Mesa to Norwalk | United States | 33 km (20 mi) | about 32 min |
| Costa Mesa to Downey | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 38 min |
| Costa Mesa to Corona | United States | 42 km (26 mi) | about 41 min |
| Costa Mesa to Torrance | United States | 45 km (28 mi) | about 44 min |
| Costa Mesa to Los Angeles | United States | 55 km (34 mi) | about 53 min |
| Costa Mesa to Tijuana | Mexico | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 29 min |
| Costa Mesa to San Diego | United States | 125 km (77 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Costa Mesa to Mexicali | Mexico | 256 km (159 mi) | about 4 h 9 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Costa Mesa?
Orange County Museum of Art, with 60,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.