Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Manhattan Beach

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-110 South and I-105 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Pasadena 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	32	33	35	37	36	36	36	36	39	52	59	61	61	58	37	35	33
Tue	32	33	35	45	40	39	37	38	59	58	59	62	61	59	48	35	33
Wed	32	33	35	41	39	36	37	39	56	58	60	61	61	60	52	37	33
Thu	32	33	35	40	37	37	37	42	50	58	59	61	61	51	41	40	33
Fri	32	33	34	42	37	37	40	49	59	60	61	49	43	43	38	37	33
Sat	32	33	33	36	36	37	40	46	49	50	49	43	45	39	39	37	34
Sun	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	39	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Pasadena to Manhattan Beach (via I-110 South and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	35	37	36	36	36	36	39	52	59	61	61	58	37	35	33
Tue	32	33	35	45	40	39	37	38	59	58	59	62	61	59	48	35	33
Wed	32	33	35	41	39	36	37	39	56	58	60	61	61	60	52	37	33
Thu	32	33	35	40	37	37	37	42	50	58	59	61	61	51	41	40	33
Fri	32	33	34	42	37	37	40	49	59	60	61	49	43	43	38	37	33
Sat	32	33	33	36	36	37	40	46	49	50	49	43	45	39	39	37	34
Sun	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	39	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	35	37	36	36	36	36	39	52	59	61	61	58	37	35	33
Tue	32	33	35	45	40	39	37	38	59	58	59	62	61	59	48	35	33
Wed	32	33	35	41	39	36	37	39	56	58	60	61	61	60	52	37	33
Thu	32	33	35	40	37	37	37	42	50	58	59	61	61	51	41	40	33
Fri	32	33	34	42	37	37	40	49	59	60	61	49	43	43	38	37	33
Sat	32	33	33	36	36	37	40	46	49	50	49	43	45	39	39	37	34
Sun	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	39	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	35	37	36	36	36	36	39	52	59	61	61	58	37	35	33
Tue	32	33	35	45	40	39	37	38	59	58	59	62	61	59	48	35	33
Wed	32	33	35	41	39	36	37	39	56	58	60	61	61	60	52	37	33
Thu	32	33	35	40	37	37	37	42	50	58	59	61	61	51	41	40	33
Fri	32	33	34	42	37	37	40	49	59	60	61	49	43	43	38	37	33
Sat	32	33	33	36	36	37	40	46	49	50	49	43	45	39	39	37	34
Sun	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	39	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	33