san pedro port

[bocamimi]

we are flying in from florida. we are coming in 10 before and staying in Newport beach . Is it better to go from there to San Pedro or back towards LA?

[skynight]

Newport Beach is south of San Pedro. Just take a cab or uber to the port. Not sure what you mean by going back toward LA. San Pedro is actually in LA about 40 minutes from LAX. From Newport Beach you would actually have to drive past San Pedro to reach LAX or downtown LA area.

Edited March 9, 2022 by skynight

[bocamimi]

Is San Pedro closer to LA or Newport Beach? 

[thinfool]

Just now, bocamimi said:

Is San Pedro closer to LA or Newport Beach? 

LA, in fact it is actually called the port of Los Angeles.

[skynight]

Google map is your friend. Newport Beach is south of San Pedro, Long Beach, Seal Beach and so on along the water front. San Pedro is actually in LA but it is around 45 minutes south of downtown.

Edited March 9, 2022 by skynight

[dfields1814]

LA would be out of your way.  I guess you could. take PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) to the 10  then south to the port. Or take the 55 north to the 405. to the 10 Since I live in the LA area I usually take freeways especially on weekends.   The exit on the 10 can be tricky. If you make a mistake you could be on the bridge going back to Long Beach.   The exit  ramp will take you to  a light on Harbor Blvd . The World Cruise Terminal is right here, Can't miss it. I just go straight across Harbor for a few feet and turn right. That road will swing all around the port in a circle past the USS Iowa. You can drop off the luggage at the ship. Or you can enter the parking lot before you get to the Iowa and walk with you luggage to the ship.  Plenty of parking. I have never had a problem parking there. $20 a day.  

[HBCcruiser]

11 minutes ago, bocamimi said:

Is San Pedro closer to LA or Newport Beach? 

Depends where in LA you want to go. Newport is about 45 min away from San Pedro. With traffic it could be an hour++. 

[KeepCalmBearOn]

5 hours ago, bocamimi said:

we are flying in from florida. we are coming in 10 before and staying in Newport beach . Is it better to go from there to San Pedro or back towards LA?

 

Now I am super confused by the question.

 

If you are flying in from FL, spending 10 days in Newport, then going on a cruise, use SNA to fly in and even out.

 

As I said in the other question, LAX is closer but that means nothing. It is a bigger, more crowded airport with more traffic.

[Bruin Steve]

10 hours ago, bocamimi said:

we are flying in from florida. we are coming in 10 before and staying in Newport beach . Is it better to go from there to San Pedro or back towards LA?

I am not sure anyone here understands the question as asked.  What exactly are you trying to do?

 

You need to understand that "LA" mean a lot of different things.  It COULD mean Downtown LA...or any other part of the city.  It could mean the political city limits of the "City of Los Angeles".  It could mean the Los Angeles County--which includes the City plus several other smaller cities.  It could mean the "Greater Los Angeles Area"--which includes the entire megalopolis, spreading into several other counties in a continuous urban area.

 

The history of the city is this:  Originally, the Los Angeles area was comprised of many smaller towns or cities.  The Spanish Franciscans opened missions in different areas...the main two in the Los Angeles area were in San Gabriel and San Fernando--in two separate inland valleys--trying to locate near the native populations...They also opened missions in San Juan Capistrano to the south in nowadays Orange County and in Ventura and Santa Barbara going up the coast.  They then founded a "Presidio", a military fort in what is now Downtown Los Angeles.  Settlements grew up around all of these establishments.  The area around the Presidio became "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porcuncula" ("The Town of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porcuncula")...which became Los Angeles.  Completely different cities were established by different people or groups of people all over the area...Anaheim, for example, was founded by German settlers, Pacific Palisades by Methodist missionaries.  Most were subdivisions of old Spanish land grants set up by whoever came into possession of those tracts of land.  Many have interesting stories.  Tarzana, for example, was a subdivision of a ranch owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs--author of "Tarzan"...hence "Tarzana".  The developer of Venice subdivided his parcel and dug canals--trying to emulate the original Venice.

 

So, back in the early 20th Century, the still small but powerful City of Los Angeles decided it needed a harbor...But Los Angeles was completely landlocked--several miles into the interior.  So, in a political power move, they annexed the formerly incorporated cities of San Pedro and Wilmington--giving them half of the harbor area (Long Beach wasn't "for sale").  But, state law requires cities to be contiguous...so they also annexed an extremely narrow strip of land--about two blocks wide and several miles long--connecting Los Angeles to San Pedro/Wilmington.   Shortly after that, the Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, William Mulholland, devised a scheme to bring a large amount of water into the area by "purchasing" the rights to the water of the Owens River  (the drainage off the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada) and building an aqueduct to the San Fernando Valley. (Ever see the movie "Chinatown"?  Based on real history...at least as to the background story).

 

The City of LA then annexed several smaller towns in the San Fernando Valley and offered deals on water to cities--provided they agreed to be annexed into Los Angeles.  Some cities with their own sources of well water or other sources chose NOT to annex--hence, cities like Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Culver City and others maintain their separately incorporated identity...even though completely surrounded by LA.  The map of the City of Los Angeles looks like a Swiss cheese octopus.   And most of the cities incorporated over this time still do not identify as "Los Angeles"--they all still go by their original names--San Pedro, Venice, Pacific Palisades, Hollywood...and every former town in the San Fernando Valley--Encino, Tarzana, Van Nuys, Chatsworth, Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, Northridge, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, etc.  Even though all of those towns are, politically, within the City of Los Angeles.  Ask any resident of any of those areas and they will tell they live in one of those places--not "Los Angeles"...

 

If you are asking about staying pre-cruise in Newport Beach, no problem...nice town...not too bad a drive to the port or to any part of LA--depending, of course on day of week and time of day.  Traffic could be an issue any time, anywhere in the greater LA area.  Unlike a lot of cities where people all live in suburbs on the outskirts and commute to Downtown, here people work where they must and live either where they wany or, more likely, where they can afford to live...So there are people who live in Newport Beach but work in Downtown...and others who live near Downtown and work in Newport Beach...or live in Santa Monica and work in Pasadena...or live in Pasadena and work near LAX.  So traffic patters are really hard for many outsiders to understand.

 

So, ask yourself what it is you want to do while in SoCal...then think it out carefully.  Make sure you have a GPS app on your phone...and a lot of patience...

 

Edited March 10, 2022 by Bruin Steve