Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Manhattan Beach

Right now (12:53 am PST): about 36 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West.

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

Minutes from Santa Ana 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	34	38	46	46	44	39	40	39	40	40	42	44	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	35	39	45	46	45	40	40	41	41	40	47	50	55	47	38	37	35
Wed	35	40	46	47	49	43	41	41	40	40	45	53	56	50	40	36	35
Thu	35	40	45	44	45	42	41	41	41	42	47	53	55	49	39	36	36
Fri	35	38	45	47	46	41	41	41	42	42	52	54	53	49	40	38	35
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	40	40	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Santa Ana to Manhattan Beach (via I-405 North and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Manhattan Beach?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1.4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	46	46	44	39	40	39	40	40	42	44	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	35	39	45	46	45	40	40	41	41	40	47	50	55	47	38	37	35
Wed	35	40	46	47	49	43	41	41	40	40	45	53	56	50	40	36	35
Thu	35	40	45	44	45	42	41	41	41	42	47	53	55	49	39	36	36
Fri	35	38	45	47	46	41	41	41	42	42	52	54	53	49	40	38	35
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	40	40	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	46	46	44	39	40	39	40	40	42	44	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	35	39	45	46	45	40	40	41	41	40	47	50	55	47	38	37	35
Wed	35	40	46	47	49	43	41	41	40	40	45	53	56	50	40	36	35
Thu	35	40	45	44	45	42	41	41	41	42	47	53	55	49	39	36	36
Fri	35	38	45	47	46	41	41	41	42	42	52	54	53	49	40	38	35
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	40	40	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	46	46	44	39	40	39	40	40	42	44	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	35	39	45	46	45	40	40	41	41	40	47	50	55	47	38	37	35
Wed	35	40	46	47	49	43	41	41	40	40	45	53	56	50	40	36	35
Thu	35	40	45	44	45	42	41	41	41	42	47	53	55	49	39	36	36
Fri	35	38	45	47	46	41	41	41	42	42	52	54	53	49	40	38	35
Sat	36	37	37	38	39	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	40	40	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	36