Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Manhattan Beach

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Palmdale 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	86	106	103	93	84	84	90	95	96	102	106	105	98	84	82	79	76
Tue	91	111	126	113	88	85	90	100	102	110	134	148	133	100	88	81	77
Wed	97	93	97	102	86	83	89	97	113	125	142	157	139	107	93	83	76
Thu	95	118	113	101	86	91	94	100	109	126	142	151	142	123	100	82	77
Fri	82	85	83	85	83	90	96	100	110	122	136	141	135	114	100	85	76
Sat	77	80	79	79	81	82	87	93	98	101	101	94	88	83	83	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	80	82	84	85	87	87	85	87	88	85	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Palmdale to Manhattan Beach (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (26 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 76 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Manhattan Beach to Palmdale (return trip) · Palmdale to Los Angeles · Palmdale to Long Beach · Palmdale to Anaheim · Palmdale to Riverside · Palmdale to Santa Ana · Palmdale to Irvine · Palmdale to Oxnard · Palmdale to Moreno Valley · Palmdale to Huntington Beach · Palmdale to Glendale · Palmdale to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	103	93	84	84	90	95	96	102	106	105	98	84	82	79	76
Tue	91	111	126	113	88	85	90	100	102	110	134	148	133	100	88	81	77
Wed	97	93	97	102	86	83	89	97	113	125	142	157	139	107	93	83	76
Thu	95	118	113	101	86	91	94	100	109	126	142	151	142	123	100	82	77
Fri	82	85	83	85	83	90	96	100	110	122	136	141	135	114	100	85	76
Sat	77	80	79	79	81	82	87	93	98	101	101	94	88	83	83	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	80	82	84	85	87	87	85	87	88	85	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	103	93	84	84	90	95	96	102	106	105	98	84	82	79	76
Tue	91	111	126	113	88	85	90	100	102	110	134	148	133	100	88	81	77
Wed	97	93	97	102	86	83	89	97	113	125	142	157	139	107	93	83	76
Thu	95	118	113	101	86	91	94	100	109	126	142	151	142	123	100	82	77
Fri	82	85	83	85	83	90	96	100	110	122	136	141	135	114	100	85	76
Sat	77	80	79	79	81	82	87	93	98	101	101	94	88	83	83	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	80	82	84	85	87	87	85	87	88	85	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	103	93	84	84	90	95	96	102	106	105	98	84	82	79	76
Tue	91	111	126	113	88	85	90	100	102	110	134	148	133	100	88	81	77
Wed	97	93	97	102	86	83	89	97	113	125	142	157	139	107	93	83	76
Thu	95	118	113	101	86	91	94	100	109	126	142	151	142	123	100	82	77
Fri	82	85	83	85	83	90	96	100	110	122	136	141	135	114	100	85	76
Sat	77	80	79	79	81	82	87	93	98	101	101	94	88	83	83	80	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	80	82	84	85	87	87	85	87	88	85	82	76