Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Manhattan Beach

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 98 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	110	126	117	102	97	97	101	105	107	109	115	115	106	95	92	90	89
Tue	134	126	140	123	101	99	106	115	114	125	152	158	139	110	99	93	90
Wed	130	107	108	110	98	99	103	112	126	139	156	168	144	116	102	90	89
Thu	139	133	128	109	101	106	108	112	120	138	158	162	152	132	107	92	90
Fri	99	99	96	99	97	105	110	115	123	139	150	154	143	124	107	93	89
Sat	90	93	92	93	94	96	102	107	111	114	112	106	100	96	96	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	96	98	99	100	101	98	99	100	98	93	90

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 (116 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 33 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	110	126	117	102	97	97	101	105	107	109	115	115	106	95	92	90	89
Tue	134	126	140	123	101	99	106	115	114	125	152	158	139	110	99	93	90
Wed	130	107	108	110	98	99	103	112	126	139	156	168	144	116	102	90	89
Thu	139	133	128	109	101	106	108	112	120	138	158	162	152	132	107	92	90
Fri	99	99	96	99	97	105	110	115	123	139	150	154	143	124	107	93	89
Sat	90	93	92	93	94	96	102	107	111	114	112	106	100	96	96	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	96	98	99	100	101	98	99	100	98	93	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	126	117	102	97	97	101	105	107	109	115	115	106	95	92	90	89
Tue	134	126	140	123	101	99	106	115	114	125	152	158	139	110	99	93	90
Wed	130	107	108	110	98	99	103	112	126	139	156	168	144	116	102	90	89
Thu	139	133	128	109	101	106	108	112	120	138	158	162	152	132	107	92	90
Fri	99	99	96	99	97	105	110	115	123	139	150	154	143	124	107	93	89
Sat	90	93	92	93	94	96	102	107	111	114	112	106	100	96	96	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	96	98	99	100	101	98	99	100	98	93	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	126	117	102	97	97	101	105	107	109	115	115	106	95	92	90	89
Tue	134	126	140	123	101	99	106	115	114	125	152	158	139	110	99	93	90
Wed	130	107	108	110	98	99	103	112	126	139	156	168	144	116	102	90	89
Thu	139	133	128	109	101	106	108	112	120	138	158	162	152	132	107	92	90
Fri	99	99	96	99	97	105	110	115	123	139	150	154	143	124	107	93	89
Sat	90	93	92	93	94	96	102	107	111	114	112	106	100	96	96	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	92	92	94	96	98	99	100	101	98	99	100	98	93	90