136 mi
2 hours 42 mins
$21 - $40
There are 121.68 miles from Ucla to La Mesa in southeast direction and 136 miles (218.87 kilometers) by car, following the I-5 route.
Ucla and La Mesa are 2 hours 42 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .
This is the fastest route from Ucla, CA to La Mesa, CA.
Ucla, CA and La Mesa, CA are in the same time zone (PDT). Current time in both locations is 8:51 pm.
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A car with a fuel efficiency of MPG will need 5.47 gallons of gas to cover the route between Ucla, CA and La Mesa, CA.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Ucla to La Mesa is $29.20.
During the route, an average car will release 107.21 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 0.79 pounds of CO2 per mile.
If you want to meet halfway between Ucla, CA and La Mesa, CA or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 33.506791 and -117.660037, or 33º 30' 24.4476" N, 117º 39' 36.1332" W. This location is 68.13 miles away from Ucla, CA and La Mesa, CA and it would take approximately 1 hour 21 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.
The closest town to the halfway point is San Juan Capistrano, CA, situated 67 miles from Ucla, CA and 69 miles from La Mesa, CA. It would take 1 hour 21 mins to go from Ucla to San Juan Capistrano and 1 hour 22 mins to go from La Mesa to San Juan Capistrano.
The major city closest to the halfway point between Ucla, CA and La Mesa, CA is Santa Ana, CA, situated 46 miles from Ucla, CA and 94 miles from La Mesa, CA. It would take 59 minutes to go from Ucla to Santa Ana and 1 hour 52 mins to go from La Mesa to Santa Ana.
Some other major cities along the route include Torrance, CA, Oceanside, CA, Inglewood, CA, Carlsbad, CA and Costa Mesa, CA.
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Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Ucla, CA and La Mesa, CA in this table:
| Distance type | Miles | Kilometers | Nautical miles |
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| Straight line distance | 121.68 mi | 195.82 km | 105.74 nautical mi |
| Driving distance | 136 mi | 219.29 km | 118.40 nautical mi |
