Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Newport Beach

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 74 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Glendale to Newport Beach (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (27 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Newport Beach 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 Glendale to Newport Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Newport Beach?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 53 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Newport Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles)

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