Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Manhattan Beach

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-405 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Irvine 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	39	39	41	44	44	42	42	44	45	46	49	54	56	49	43	42	40
Tue	39	40	41	45	45	43	44	44	45	47	50	60	69	62	44	41	40
Wed	39	40	40	43	45	44	45	47	46	47	51	62	61	55	45	41	40
Thu	39	40	41	44	45	45	45	45	47	47	49	60	62	56	47	42	40
Fri	39	40	41	43	44	44	44	44	45	47	53	54	57	50	46	43	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	46	45	44	45	44	43	42	40
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	42	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Irvine to Manhattan Beach (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine 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 Irvine to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 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
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Tue	39	40	41	45	45	43	44	44	45	47	50	60	69	62	44	41	40
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Fri	39	40	41	43	44	44	44	44	45	47	53	54	57	50	46	43	40
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Tue	39	40	41	45	45	43	44	44	45	47	50	60	69	62	44	41	40
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	44	44	42	42	44	45	46	49	54	56	49	43	42	40
Tue	39	40	41	45	45	43	44	44	45	47	50	60	69	62	44	41	40
Wed	39	40	40	43	45	44	45	47	46	47	51	62	61	55	45	41	40
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Fri	39	40	41	43	44	44	44	44	45	47	53	54	57	50	46	43	40
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