Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Manhattan Beach

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-405 South, usually 108 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 Van Nuys 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	29	30	30	36	42	36	37	48	60	71	80	98	103	73	44	34	30
Tue	30	30	30	48	71	43	40	62	86	85	116	146	149	115	76	49	30
Wed	29	30	30	44	62	40	43	60	83	112	130	154	162	130	90	52	30
Thu	29	30	30	42	61	40	49	70	81	105	131	156	159	143	115	71	32
Fri	30	30	30	34	38	37	53	75	98	110	130	144	149	131	108	70	34
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	42	53	65	84	94	80	70	53	46	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	33	32	34	39	43	46	47	50	45	44	46	39	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Van Nuys to Manhattan Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys to Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Manhattan Beach?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 29 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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Manhattan Beach to Van Nuys (return trip) · Van Nuys to Los Angeles · Van Nuys to Santa Monica · Van Nuys to Pasadena · Van Nuys to Long Beach · Van Nuys to West Covina · Van Nuys to Glendale · Van Nuys to Santa Clarita · Van Nuys to Torrance · Van Nuys to LAX · Van Nuys to Culver City · Van Nuys to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	30	36	42	36	37	48	60	71	80	98	103	73	44	34	30
Tue	30	30	30	48	71	43	40	62	86	85	116	146	149	115	76	49	30
Wed	29	30	30	44	62	40	43	60	83	112	130	154	162	130	90	52	30
Thu	29	30	30	42	61	40	49	70	81	105	131	156	159	143	115	71	32
Fri	30	30	30	34	38	37	53	75	98	110	130	144	149	131	108	70	34
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	42	53	65	84	94	80	70	53	46	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	33	32	34	39	43	46	47	50	45	44	46	39	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	30	36	42	36	37	48	60	71	80	98	103	73	44	34	30
Tue	30	30	30	48	71	43	40	62	86	85	116	146	149	115	76	49	30
Wed	29	30	30	44	62	40	43	60	83	112	130	154	162	130	90	52	30
Thu	29	30	30	42	61	40	49	70	81	105	131	156	159	143	115	71	32
Fri	30	30	30	34	38	37	53	75	98	110	130	144	149	131	108	70	34
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	42	53	65	84	94	80	70	53	46	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	33	32	34	39	43	46	47	50	45	44	46	39	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	30	36	42	36	37	48	60	71	80	98	103	73	44	34	30
Tue	30	30	30	48	71	43	40	62	86	85	116	146	149	115	76	49	30
Wed	29	30	30	44	62	40	43	60	83	112	130	154	162	130	90	52	30
Thu	29	30	30	42	61	40	49	70	81	105	131	156	159	143	115	71	32
Fri	30	30	30	34	38	37	53	75	98	110	130	144	149	131	108	70	34
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	42	53	65	84	94	80	70	53	46	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	33	32	34	39	43	46	47	50	45	44	46	39	31