Best Time to Drive from Newport Beach to Sawtelle

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-405 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Newport Beach to Sawtelle 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	52	86	108	95	88	82	72	72	70	66	61	60	65	60	57	56	52
Tue	51	130	160	133	109	99	81	72	67	63	62	62	71	66	57	56	53
Wed	52	125	170	142	112	97	82	75	72	71	66	66	73	67	63	63	55
Thu	52	123	152	125	103	99	80	75	67	68	65	65	71	64	61	57	52
Fri	51	115	130	98	87	79	91	81	76	72	63	59	58	63	60	55	52
Sat	52	54	54	57	61	68	78	76	84	82	73	73	66	62	62	58	52
Sun	52	52	55	54	54	60	70	72	94	85	81	61	62	59	60	59	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Newport Beach to Sawtelle (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (94 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 39 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 51 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newport Beach to Sawtelle?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 170 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	86	108	95	88	82	72	72	70	66	61	60	65	60	57	56	52
Tue	51	130	160	133	109	99	81	72	67	63	62	62	71	66	57	56	53
Wed	52	125	170	142	112	97	82	75	72	71	66	66	73	67	63	63	55
Thu	52	123	152	125	103	99	80	75	67	68	65	65	71	64	61	57	52
Fri	51	115	130	98	87	79	91	81	76	72	63	59	58	63	60	55	52
Sat	52	54	54	57	61	68	78	76	84	82	73	73	66	62	62	58	52
Sun	52	52	55	54	54	60	70	72	94	85	81	61	62	59	60	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	86	108	95	88	82	72	72	70	66	61	60	65	60	57	56	52
Tue	51	130	160	133	109	99	81	72	67	63	62	62	71	66	57	56	53
Wed	52	125	170	142	112	97	82	75	72	71	66	66	73	67	63	63	55
Thu	52	123	152	125	103	99	80	75	67	68	65	65	71	64	61	57	52
Fri	51	115	130	98	87	79	91	81	76	72	63	59	58	63	60	55	52
Sat	52	54	54	57	61	68	78	76	84	82	73	73	66	62	62	58	52
Sun	52	52	55	54	54	60	70	72	94	85	81	61	62	59	60	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	86	108	95	88	82	72	72	70	66	61	60	65	60	57	56	52
Tue	51	130	160	133	109	99	81	72	67	63	62	62	71	66	57	56	53
Wed	52	125	170	142	112	97	82	75	72	71	66	66	73	67	63	63	55
Thu	52	123	152	125	103	99	80	75	67	68	65	65	71	64	61	57	52
Fri	51	115	130	98	87	79	91	81	76	72	63	59	58	63	60	55	52
Sat	52	54	54	57	61	68	78	76	84	82	73	73	66	62	62	58	52
Sun	52	52	55	54	54	60	70	72	94	85	81	61	62	59	60	59	51