Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Manhattan Beach

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-405 North, usually 42 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 Huntington Beach 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	38	44	50	50	46	42	41	41	41	43	45	47	48	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	52	45	44	41	41	43	48	54	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	38	48	58	58	54	46	44	42	42	45	49	56	56	50	42	40	39
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	45	43	43	43	46	49	55	57	50	42	39	38
Fri	38	41	44	48	45	44	44	44	44	48	51	53	55	51	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	52	53	48	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	45	41	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Manhattan Beach (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 38 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 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	38	44	50	50	46	42	41	41	41	43	45	47	48	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	52	45	44	41	41	43	48	54	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	38	48	58	58	54	46	44	42	42	45	49	56	56	50	42	40	39
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	45	43	43	43	46	49	55	57	50	42	39	38
Fri	38	41	44	48	45	44	44	44	44	48	51	53	55	51	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	52	53	48	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	45	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	50	50	46	42	41	41	41	43	45	47	48	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	52	45	44	41	41	43	48	54	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	38	48	58	58	54	46	44	42	42	45	49	56	56	50	42	40	39
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	45	43	43	43	46	49	55	57	50	42	39	38
Fri	38	41	44	48	45	44	44	44	44	48	51	53	55	51	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	52	53	48	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	45	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	50	50	46	42	41	41	41	43	45	47	48	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	52	45	44	41	41	43	48	54	54	49	41	39	38
Wed	38	48	58	58	54	46	44	42	42	45	49	56	56	50	42	40	39
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	45	43	43	43	46	49	55	57	50	42	39	38
Fri	38	41	44	48	45	44	44	44	44	48	51	53	55	51	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	52	53	48	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	45	41	41	38