Best Time to Drive from Venice to Newport Beach

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-405 South, usually 56 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 Venice to Newport Beach 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	51	51	53	54	55	56	56	57	65	84	104	107	106	89	61	54	51
Tue	51	51	52	62	63	60	59	62	113	157	194	194	158	111	72	56	51
Wed	51	51	52	65	61	60	61	65	123	188	203	195	159	124	87	67	52
Thu	51	52	53	61	58	57	58	71	95	171	162	133	105	81	67	65	51
Fri	51	51	53	63	56	55	57	91	142	141	113	79	60	67	58	56	52
Sat	52	52	51	52	53	54	58	67	70	77	78	66	66	55	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	57	55	54	54	54	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Venice to Newport Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 210 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (25 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Venice 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 Venice to Newport Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 210 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 51 to 210 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Venice to Newport Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 210 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-90 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Venice to Big Bear Lake · Venice to North Tustin

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	53	54	55	56	56	57	65	84	104	107	106	89	61	54	51
Tue	51	51	52	62	63	60	59	62	113	157	194	194	158	111	72	56	51
Wed	51	51	52	65	61	60	61	65	123	188	203	195	159	124	87	67	52
Thu	51	52	53	61	58	57	58	71	95	171	162	133	105	81	67	65	51
Fri	51	51	53	63	56	55	57	91	142	141	113	79	60	67	58	56	52
Sat	52	52	51	52	53	54	58	67	70	77	78	66	66	55	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	57	55	54	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	53	54	55	56	56	57	65	84	104	107	106	89	61	54	51
Tue	51	51	52	62	63	60	59	62	113	157	194	194	158	111	72	56	51
Wed	51	51	52	65	61	60	61	65	123	188	203	195	159	124	87	67	52
Thu	51	52	53	61	58	57	58	71	95	171	162	133	105	81	67	65	51
Fri	51	51	53	63	56	55	57	91	142	141	113	79	60	67	58	56	52
Sat	52	52	51	52	53	54	58	67	70	77	78	66	66	55	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	57	55	54	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	53	54	55	56	56	57	65	84	104	107	106	89	61	54	51
Tue	51	51	52	62	63	60	59	62	113	157	194	194	158	111	72	56	51
Wed	51	51	52	65	61	60	61	65	123	188	203	195	159	124	87	67	52
Thu	51	52	53	61	58	57	58	71	95	171	162	133	105	81	67	65	51
Fri	51	51	53	63	56	55	57	91	142	141	113	79	60	67	58	56	52
Sat	52	52	51	52	53	54	58	67	70	77	78	66	66	55	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	57	55	54	54	54	55	52