Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Manhattan Beach

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-405 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Costa Mesa to Manhattan 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	35	36	43	54	46	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	40	39	37	36	36
Tue	34	36	61	69	58	39	38	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	35
Wed	34	36	48	68	53	39	38	38	38	41	38	55	60	55	46	44	37
Thu	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	44	50	52	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	36	36	38	37	38	38	38	40	38	43	53	43	42	46	44	36
Sat	36	35	36	36	36	38	37	38	39	42	43	40	41	42	42	41	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Manhattan Beach (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Manhattan 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 Costa Mesa to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Manhattan Beach?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	54	46	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	40	39	37	36	36
Tue	34	36	61	69	58	39	38	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	35
Wed	34	36	48	68	53	39	38	38	38	41	38	55	60	55	46	44	37
Thu	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	44	50	52	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	36	36	38	37	38	38	38	40	38	43	53	43	42	46	44	36
Sat	36	35	36	36	36	38	37	38	39	42	43	40	41	42	42	41	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	54	46	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	40	39	37	36	36
Tue	34	36	61	69	58	39	38	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	35
Wed	34	36	48	68	53	39	38	38	38	41	38	55	60	55	46	44	37
Thu	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	44	50	52	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	36	36	38	37	38	38	38	40	38	43	53	43	42	46	44	36
Sat	36	35	36	36	36	38	37	38	39	42	43	40	41	42	42	41	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	54	46	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	40	39	37	36	36
Tue	34	36	61	69	58	39	38	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	38	35
Wed	34	36	48	68	53	39	38	38	38	41	38	55	60	55	46	44	37
Thu	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	44	50	52	47	41	39	37
Fri	36	36	36	38	37	38	38	38	40	38	43	53	43	42	46	44	36
Sat	36	35	36	36	36	38	37	38	39	42	43	40	41	42	42	41	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	36