Best Time to Drive from Venice to Newport Beach

Right now (5:36 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-405 South, usually 81 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

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	52	56	57	55	55	55	56	57	63	70	75	74	66	56	53	51
Tue	51	53	59	59	58	55	55	56	59	67	80	88	85	74	60	54	52
Wed	51	53	59	60	58	57	56	57	60	67	81	89	87	75	62	56	52
Thu	51	53	57	59	58	56	56	57	61	71	85	91	89	75	62	56	52
Fri	51	52	55	56	56	56	59	62	68	80	90	92	85	75	62	56	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	54	57	61	64	66	68	68	69	69	64	56	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	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 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (70 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 39 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 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 92 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 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Venice to Newport Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	56	57	55	55	55	56	57	63	70	75	74	66	56	53	51
Tue	51	53	59	59	58	55	55	56	59	67	80	88	85	74	60	54	52
Wed	51	53	59	60	58	57	56	57	60	67	81	89	87	75	62	56	52
Thu	51	53	57	59	58	56	56	57	61	71	85	91	89	75	62	56	52
Fri	51	52	55	56	56	56	59	62	68	80	90	92	85	75	62	56	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	54	57	61	64	66	68	68	69	69	64	56	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	56	57	55	55	55	56	57	63	70	75	74	66	56	53	51
Tue	51	53	59	59	58	55	55	56	59	67	80	88	85	74	60	54	52
Wed	51	53	59	60	58	57	56	57	60	67	81	89	87	75	62	56	52
Thu	51	53	57	59	58	56	56	57	61	71	85	91	89	75	62	56	52
Fri	51	52	55	56	56	56	59	62	68	80	90	92	85	75	62	56	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	54	57	61	64	66	68	68	69	69	64	56	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	56	57	55	55	55	56	57	63	70	75	74	66	56	53	51
Tue	51	53	59	59	58	55	55	56	59	67	80	88	85	74	60	54	52
Wed	51	53	59	60	58	57	56	57	60	67	81	89	87	75	62	56	52
Thu	51	53	57	59	58	56	56	57	61	71	85	91	89	75	62	56	52
Fri	51	52	55	56	56	56	59	62	68	80	90	92	85	75	62	56	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	54	57	61	64	66	68	68	69	69	64	56	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	52