Best Time to Drive from Desert Hot Springs to San Bernardino

Right now (6:05 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-10 West, usually 60 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Desert Hot Springs 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	58	60	72	66	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	62	63	63
Tue	58	63	80	72	62	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	62	61	60
Wed	58	61	76	71	61	60	59	60	60	60	61	61	60	61	60	63	63
Thu	58	62	73	70	62	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	59	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	65	63	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	62	59	59	58	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	59	61	62	62	61	60	59	59	60	60	59	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Desert Hot Springs to San Bernardino (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (21 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Desert Hot Springs 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 Desert Hot Springs to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Desert Hot Springs to San Bernardino?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 58 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Desert Hot Springs to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (18 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Bernardino to Desert Hot Springs (return trip) · Desert Hot Springs to Riverside · Desert Hot Springs to Fontana · Desert Hot Springs to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	72	66	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	62	63	63
Tue	58	63	80	72	62	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	62	61	60
Wed	58	61	76	71	61	60	59	60	60	60	61	61	60	61	60	63	63
Thu	58	62	73	70	62	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	59	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	65	63	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	62	59	59	58	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	59	61	62	62	61	60	59	59	60	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	72	66	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	62	63	63
Tue	58	63	80	72	62	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	62	61	60
Wed	58	61	76	71	61	60	59	60	60	60	61	61	60	61	60	63	63
Thu	58	62	73	70	62	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	59	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	65	63	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	62	59	59	58	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	59	61	62	62	61	60	59	59	60	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	72	66	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	62	63	63
Tue	58	63	80	72	62	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	62	61	60
Wed	58	61	76	71	61	60	59	60	60	60	61	61	60	61	60	63	63
Thu	58	62	73	70	62	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	59	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	65	63	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	62	59	59	58	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	59	61	62	62	61	60	59	59	60	60	59	58