Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Manhattan Beach

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 34 minutes via I-105 West and I-710 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 3% 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 East Los Angeles 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	26	27	29	32	30	30	30	31	34	46	53	53	53	53	30	28	26
Tue	27	27	30	45	36	32	35	36	54	54	54	54	53	53	42	28	27
Wed	26	27	30	40	32	33	32	37	53	54	53	54	53	52	46	31	27
Thu	26	28	30	38	34	32	32	39	45	55	54	53	53	47	37	33	27
Fri	27	28	31	37	33	33	32	41	55	54	53	48	30	34	30	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	34	36	38	40	35	34	29	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	31	29	29	30	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Manhattan Beach (via I-105 West and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Manhattan Beach?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 26 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	29	32	30	30	30	31	34	46	53	53	53	53	30	28	26
Tue	27	27	30	45	36	32	35	36	54	54	54	54	53	53	42	28	27
Wed	26	27	30	40	32	33	32	37	53	54	53	54	53	52	46	31	27
Thu	26	28	30	38	34	32	32	39	45	55	54	53	53	47	37	33	27
Fri	27	28	31	37	33	33	32	41	55	54	53	48	30	34	30	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	34	36	38	40	35	34	29	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	31	29	29	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	29	32	30	30	30	31	34	46	53	53	53	53	30	28	26
Tue	27	27	30	45	36	32	35	36	54	54	54	54	53	53	42	28	27
Wed	26	27	30	40	32	33	32	37	53	54	53	54	53	52	46	31	27
Thu	26	28	30	38	34	32	32	39	45	55	54	53	53	47	37	33	27
Fri	27	28	31	37	33	33	32	41	55	54	53	48	30	34	30	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	34	36	38	40	35	34	29	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	31	29	29	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	29	32	30	30	30	31	34	46	53	53	53	53	30	28	26
Tue	27	27	30	45	36	32	35	36	54	54	54	54	53	53	42	28	27
Wed	26	27	30	40	32	33	32	37	53	54	53	54	53	52	46	31	27
Thu	26	28	30	38	34	32	32	39	45	55	54	53	53	47	37	33	27
Fri	27	28	31	37	33	33	32	41	55	54	53	48	30	34	30	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	34	36	38	40	35	34	29	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	31	29	29	30	29	29	27