Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Newport Beach to Sawtelle
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-405 North, usually 57 at this time.
None 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 53 | 64 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
| Tue | 53 | 71 | 89 | 85 | 75 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 55 | 53 | 52 |
| Wed | 53 | 71 | 90 | 87 | 78 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 57 | 54 | 52 |
| Thu | 53 | 70 | 86 | 83 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 67 | 58 | 53 | 52 |
| Fri | 53 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 52 |
| Sat | 52 | 52 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 52 |
| Sun | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 52 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Newport Beach to Sawtelle (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).
About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (25 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newport Beach to central Sawtelle 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 Newport Beach to Sawtelle?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Newport Beach to Sawtelle?
The 49-mile drive usually takes 52 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Newport Beach to Sawtelle?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)
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