Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Manhattan Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-405 South, usually 69 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

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	53	66	68	53	47	48	52	57	59	65	69	68	59	49	45	42
Tue	43	64	86	98	69	50	50	59	69	67	88	112	114	91	64	51	43
Wed	43	47	54	75	59	47	51	57	68	84	99	118	125	97	72	52	43
Thu	43	54	74	77	57	51	56	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	58	43
Fri	43	46	48	50	46	49	58	65	76	81	98	111	113	98	81	59	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	59	65	68	69	64	62	54	50	49	42
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	49	53	55	57	58	56	52	52	52	49	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 126 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (69 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 126 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 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 126 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	53	66	68	53	47	48	52	57	59	65	69	68	59	49	45	42
Tue	43	64	86	98	69	50	50	59	69	67	88	112	114	91	64	51	43
Wed	43	47	54	75	59	47	51	57	68	84	99	118	125	97	72	52	43
Thu	43	54	74	77	57	51	56	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	58	43
Fri	43	46	48	50	46	49	58	65	76	81	98	111	113	98	81	59	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	59	65	68	69	64	62	54	50	49	42
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	49	53	55	57	58	56	52	52	52	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	66	68	53	47	48	52	57	59	65	69	68	59	49	45	42
Tue	43	64	86	98	69	50	50	59	69	67	88	112	114	91	64	51	43
Wed	43	47	54	75	59	47	51	57	68	84	99	118	125	97	72	52	43
Thu	43	54	74	77	57	51	56	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	58	43
Fri	43	46	48	50	46	49	58	65	76	81	98	111	113	98	81	59	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	59	65	68	69	64	62	54	50	49	42
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	49	53	55	57	58	56	52	52	52	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	66	68	53	47	48	52	57	59	65	69	68	59	49	45	42
Tue	43	64	86	98	69	50	50	59	69	67	88	112	114	91	64	51	43
Wed	43	47	54	75	59	47	51	57	68	84	99	118	125	97	72	52	43
Thu	43	54	74	77	57	51	56	62	69	78	99	120	121	108	84	58	43
Fri	43	46	48	50	46	49	58	65	76	81	98	111	113	98	81	59	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	59	65	68	69	64	62	54	50	49	42
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	49	53	55	57	58	56	52	52	52	49	43