Best Time to Drive from Brea to San Bernardino

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Brea to San Bernardino 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	46	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	56	61	71	66	51	47	47	44
Tue	43	46	54	56	52	59	55	54	54	53	62	68	68	53	46	46	43
Wed	43	46	58	59	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	67	66	53	47	46	44
Thu	43	46	55	56	51	52	52	52	54	56	68	69	67	56	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	50	50	52	53	56	63	70	73	68	59	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	47	47	51	49	48	48	45	44	44
Sun	44	44	45	44	44	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Brea to San Bernardino (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea to central San Bernardino 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 Brea to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brea to San Bernardino?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Bernardino to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	56	61	71	66	51	47	47	44
Tue	43	46	54	56	52	59	55	54	54	53	62	68	68	53	46	46	43
Wed	43	46	58	59	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	67	66	53	47	46	44
Thu	43	46	55	56	51	52	52	52	54	56	68	69	67	56	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	50	50	52	53	56	63	70	73	68	59	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	47	47	51	49	48	48	45	44	44
Sun	44	44	45	44	44	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	56	61	71	66	51	47	47	44
Tue	43	46	54	56	52	59	55	54	54	53	62	68	68	53	46	46	43
Wed	43	46	58	59	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	67	66	53	47	46	44
Thu	43	46	55	56	51	52	52	52	54	56	68	69	67	56	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	50	50	52	53	56	63	70	73	68	59	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	47	47	51	49	48	48	45	44	44
Sun	44	44	45	44	44	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	56	61	71	66	51	47	47	44
Tue	43	46	54	56	52	59	55	54	54	53	62	68	68	53	46	46	43
Wed	43	46	58	59	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	67	66	53	47	46	44
Thu	43	46	55	56	51	52	52	52	54	56	68	69	67	56	49	47	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	50	50	52	53	56	63	70	73	68	59	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	47	47	51	49	48	48	45	44	44
Sun	44	44	45	44	44	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43