Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Manhattan Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North, usually 46 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 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	40	41	43	42	41	41	42	43	44	50	62	77	60	43	43	42
Tue	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	44	47	53	66	76	66	49	43	40
Wed	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	48	56	67	74	65	51	47	41
Thu	39	40	41	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	55	66	70	61	50	47	39
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	45	53	60	64	71	60	51	47	41
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	44	44	45	44	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	48	51	44

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 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (51 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 8:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 77 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 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 77 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
Mon	39	40	41	43	42	41	41	42	43	44	50	62	77	60	43	43	42
Tue	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	44	47	53	66	76	66	49	43	40
Wed	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	48	56	67	74	65	51	47	41
Thu	39	40	41	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	55	66	70	61	50	47	39
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	45	53	60	64	71	60	51	47	41
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	44	44	45	44	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	48	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	41	43	42	41	41	42	43	44	50	62	77	60	43	43	42
Tue	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	44	47	53	66	76	66	49	43	40
Wed	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	48	56	67	74	65	51	47	41
Thu	39	40	41	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	55	66	70	61	50	47	39
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	45	53	60	64	71	60	51	47	41
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	44	44	45	44	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	48	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	41	43	42	41	41	42	43	44	50	62	77	60	43	43	42
Tue	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	44	47	53	66	76	66	49	43	40
Wed	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	48	56	67	74	65	51	47	41
Thu	39	40	41	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	55	66	70	61	50	47	39
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	45	53	60	64	71	60	51	47	41
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	44	44	45	44	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	48	51	44