Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Manhattan Beach

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 103 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 106 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Lancaster 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	111	122	115	102	97	99	101	104	105	109	112	110	105	96	92	90	90
Tue	135	129	142	123	102	101	107	115	115	127	151	157	140	112	99	92	90
Wed	131	110	112	111	98	100	105	112	125	139	156	168	145	118	102	90	89
Thu	140	127	124	108	101	105	107	111	120	138	158	163	153	132	108	92	90
Fri	103	100	97	98	97	104	110	116	122	137	150	154	143	126	107	92	89
Sat	90	92	92	93	93	96	100	105	108	111	110	106	101	96	96	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	97	99	100	100	101	100	100	100	98	93	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Lancaster to Manhattan Beach (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (25 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster 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 Lancaster to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 89 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	111	122	115	102	97	99	101	104	105	109	112	110	105	96	92	90	90
Tue	135	129	142	123	102	101	107	115	115	127	151	157	140	112	99	92	90
Wed	131	110	112	111	98	100	105	112	125	139	156	168	145	118	102	90	89
Thu	140	127	124	108	101	105	107	111	120	138	158	163	153	132	108	92	90
Fri	103	100	97	98	97	104	110	116	122	137	150	154	143	126	107	92	89
Sat	90	92	92	93	93	96	100	105	108	111	110	106	101	96	96	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	97	99	100	100	101	100	100	100	98	93	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	111	122	115	102	97	99	101	104	105	109	112	110	105	96	92	90	90
Tue	135	129	142	123	102	101	107	115	115	127	151	157	140	112	99	92	90
Wed	131	110	112	111	98	100	105	112	125	139	156	168	145	118	102	90	89
Thu	140	127	124	108	101	105	107	111	120	138	158	163	153	132	108	92	90
Fri	103	100	97	98	97	104	110	116	122	137	150	154	143	126	107	92	89
Sat	90	92	92	93	93	96	100	105	108	111	110	106	101	96	96	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	97	99	100	100	101	100	100	100	98	93	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	111	122	115	102	97	99	101	104	105	109	112	110	105	96	92	90	90
Tue	135	129	142	123	102	101	107	115	115	127	151	157	140	112	99	92	90
Wed	131	110	112	111	98	100	105	112	125	139	156	168	145	118	102	90	89
Thu	140	127	124	108	101	105	107	111	120	138	158	163	153	132	108	92	90
Fri	103	100	97	98	97	104	110	116	122	137	150	154	143	126	107	92	89
Sat	90	92	92	93	93	96	100	105	108	111	110	106	101	96	96	91	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	97	99	100	100	101	100	100	100	98	93	89