Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to San Bernardino

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Buena Park 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	47	48	58	60	55	53	54	55	61	64	69	72	69	59	52	51	47
Tue	46	49	63	65	59	55	54	56	59	66	74	74	71	60	53	51	48
Wed	46	49	62	65	59	55	54	57	59	66	70	75	71	61	54	52	48
Thu	46	50	65	65	59	55	55	56	59	66	72	76	72	62	55	52	48
Fri	46	49	56	58	55	55	56	60	66	74	82	79	73	64	55	52	48
Sat	47	48	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	58	56	54	51	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Buena Park to San Bernardino (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to San Bernardino?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	47	48	58	60	55	53	54	55	61	64	69	72	69	59	52	51	47
Tue	46	49	63	65	59	55	54	56	59	66	74	74	71	60	53	51	48
Wed	46	49	62	65	59	55	54	57	59	66	70	75	71	61	54	52	48
Thu	46	50	65	65	59	55	55	56	59	66	72	76	72	62	55	52	48
Fri	46	49	56	58	55	55	56	60	66	74	82	79	73	64	55	52	48
Sat	47	48	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	58	56	54	51	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	58	60	55	53	54	55	61	64	69	72	69	59	52	51	47
Tue	46	49	63	65	59	55	54	56	59	66	74	74	71	60	53	51	48
Wed	46	49	62	65	59	55	54	57	59	66	70	75	71	61	54	52	48
Thu	46	50	65	65	59	55	55	56	59	66	72	76	72	62	55	52	48
Fri	46	49	56	58	55	55	56	60	66	74	82	79	73	64	55	52	48
Sat	47	48	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	58	56	54	51	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	58	60	55	53	54	55	61	64	69	72	69	59	52	51	47
Tue	46	49	63	65	59	55	54	56	59	66	74	74	71	60	53	51	48
Wed	46	49	62	65	59	55	54	57	59	66	70	75	71	61	54	52	48
Thu	46	50	65	65	59	55	55	56	59	66	72	76	72	62	55	52	48
Fri	46	49	56	58	55	55	56	60	66	74	82	79	73	64	55	52	48
Sat	47	48	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	57	58	56	54	51	51	47
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47