Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Manhattan Beach

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-405 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Clarita 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	43	56	73	72	53	47	49	54	58	62	66	73	74	60	48	45	43
Tue	43	64	86	96	67	50	50	59	69	65	86	114	115	90	63	50	44
Wed	43	45	50	69	59	48	52	59	70	85	100	118	125	94	69	52	42
Thu	44	56	80	81	57	51	57	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	57	43
Fri	43	45	47	48	47	50	60	65	77	82	100	110	114	97	81	59	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	45	48	54	63	68	70	73	66	60	52	48	47	43
Sun	43	43	44	43	45	45	48	52	54	55	56	54	51	52	52	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Manhattan Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita 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 Clarita to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 42 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	73	72	53	47	49	54	58	62	66	73	74	60	48	45	43
Tue	43	64	86	96	67	50	50	59	69	65	86	114	115	90	63	50	44
Wed	43	45	50	69	59	48	52	59	70	85	100	118	125	94	69	52	42
Thu	44	56	80	81	57	51	57	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	57	43
Fri	43	45	47	48	47	50	60	65	77	82	100	110	114	97	81	59	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	45	48	54	63	68	70	73	66	60	52	48	47	43
Sun	43	43	44	43	45	45	48	52	54	55	56	54	51	52	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	73	72	53	47	49	54	58	62	66	73	74	60	48	45	43
Tue	43	64	86	96	67	50	50	59	69	65	86	114	115	90	63	50	44
Wed	43	45	50	69	59	48	52	59	70	85	100	118	125	94	69	52	42
Thu	44	56	80	81	57	51	57	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	57	43
Fri	43	45	47	48	47	50	60	65	77	82	100	110	114	97	81	59	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	45	48	54	63	68	70	73	66	60	52	48	47	43
Sun	43	43	44	43	45	45	48	52	54	55	56	54	51	52	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	73	72	53	47	49	54	58	62	66	73	74	60	48	45	43
Tue	43	64	86	96	67	50	50	59	69	65	86	114	115	90	63	50	44
Wed	43	45	50	69	59	48	52	59	70	85	100	118	125	94	69	52	42
Thu	44	56	80	81	57	51	57	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	57	43
Fri	43	45	47	48	47	50	60	65	77	82	100	110	114	97	81	59	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	45	48	54	63	68	70	73	66	60	52	48	47	43
Sun	43	43	44	43	45	45	48	52	54	55	56	54	51	52	52	50	43