Best Time to Drive from Downey to San Bernardino

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 69 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Downey 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	54	57	62	69	66	68	68	68	72	78	107	107	96	88	73	62	56
Tue	54	57	63	71	66	66	66	68	72	88	109	108	101	90	78	64	55
Wed	54	57	63	72	67	66	66	68	70	85	107	108	97	85	78	63	56
Thu	54	57	62	68	65	66	67	68	76	92	104	105	96	85	73	63	56
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	68	70	76	86	99	113	108	95	86	81	68	59
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	62	63	66	69	72	72	70	64	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	60	60	60	59	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Downey to San Bernardino (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) 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 Downey to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (24 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (2 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (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	54	57	62	69	66	68	68	68	72	78	107	107	96	88	73	62	56
Tue	54	57	63	71	66	66	66	68	72	88	109	108	101	90	78	64	55
Wed	54	57	63	72	67	66	66	68	70	85	107	108	97	85	78	63	56
Thu	54	57	62	68	65	66	67	68	76	92	104	105	96	85	73	63	56
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	68	70	76	86	99	113	108	95	86	81	68	59
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	62	63	66	69	72	72	70	64	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	60	60	60	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	62	69	66	68	68	68	72	78	107	107	96	88	73	62	56
Tue	54	57	63	71	66	66	66	68	72	88	109	108	101	90	78	64	55
Wed	54	57	63	72	67	66	66	68	70	85	107	108	97	85	78	63	56
Thu	54	57	62	68	65	66	67	68	76	92	104	105	96	85	73	63	56
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	68	70	76	86	99	113	108	95	86	81	68	59
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	62	63	66	69	72	72	70	64	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	60	60	60	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	62	69	66	68	68	68	72	78	107	107	96	88	73	62	56
Tue	54	57	63	71	66	66	66	68	72	88	109	108	101	90	78	64	55
Wed	54	57	63	72	67	66	66	68	70	85	107	108	97	85	78	63	56
Thu	54	57	62	68	65	66	67	68	76	92	104	105	96	85	73	63	56
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	68	70	76	86	99	113	108	95	86	81	68	59
Sat	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	62	63	66	69	72	72	70	64	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	60	60	60	59	55