Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Manhattan Beach to Downey
Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-105 East, usually 65 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 36 | 29 | 27 |
| Tue | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 31 | 27 |
| Wed | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 49 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Thu | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 42 | 33 | 28 |
| Fri | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 61 | 70 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 28 |
| Sat | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Sun | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Manhattan Beach to Downey (via I-105 East) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).
About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan Beach to central Downey 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 Manhattan Beach to Downey?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Manhattan Beach to Downey?
The 24-mile drive usually takes 26 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Manhattan Beach to Downey?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-105 East in Los Angeles (15 miles)
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