Best Time to Drive from Downey to Manhattan Beach

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 38 minutes via I-105 West, usually 39 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 Downey 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	27	32	37	37	34	31	30	30	31	34	37	37	38	36	30	27	26
Tue	26	32	38	38	35	32	30	30	33	35	38	38	40	38	32	28	26
Wed	26	32	38	38	35	32	31	31	33	36	39	39	39	38	33	29	27
Thu	26	32	38	39	35	32	31	31	33	38	40	39	39	38	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	33	34	33	31	31	33	36	39	39	38	36	34	30	29	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Downey to Manhattan Beach (via I-105 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey 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 Downey to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to Manhattan Beach?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 26 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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More drives

Manhattan Beach to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	37	37	34	31	30	30	31	34	37	37	38	36	30	27	26
Tue	26	32	38	38	35	32	30	30	33	35	38	38	40	38	32	28	26
Wed	26	32	38	38	35	32	31	31	33	36	39	39	39	38	33	29	27
Thu	26	32	38	39	35	32	31	31	33	38	40	39	39	38	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	33	34	33	31	31	33	36	39	39	38	36	34	30	29	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	37	37	34	31	30	30	31	34	37	37	38	36	30	27	26
Tue	26	32	38	38	35	32	30	30	33	35	38	38	40	38	32	28	26
Wed	26	32	38	38	35	32	31	31	33	36	39	39	39	38	33	29	27
Thu	26	32	38	39	35	32	31	31	33	38	40	39	39	38	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	33	34	33	31	31	33	36	39	39	38	36	34	30	29	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	37	37	34	31	30	30	31	34	37	37	38	36	30	27	26
Tue	26	32	38	38	35	32	30	30	33	35	38	38	40	38	32	28	26
Wed	26	32	38	38	35	32	31	31	33	36	39	39	39	38	33	29	27
Thu	26	32	38	39	35	32	31	31	33	38	40	39	39	38	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	33	34	33	31	31	33	36	39	39	38	36	34	30	29	27
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27