Best Time to Drive from Downey to San Bernardino

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 69 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 32% 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	53	56	65	71	70	70	70	72	74	82	100	104	94	86	71	61	55
Tue	54	57	68	76	76	73	71	69	73	88	103	107	102	92	79	63	55
Wed	54	58	67	77	74	72	71	70	72	86	100	103	97	83	75	63	55
Thu	54	58	68	75	74	72	70	71	77	91	103	104	99	90	77	65	56
Fri	54	57	64	69	70	71	75	81	90	102	113	107	99	88	77	65	57
Sat	55	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	73	77	80	78	72	65	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	55	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	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 53 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (80 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 15 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 53 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Bernardino to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	65	71	70	70	70	72	74	82	100	104	94	86	71	61	55
Tue	54	57	68	76	76	73	71	69	73	88	103	107	102	92	79	63	55
Wed	54	58	67	77	74	72	71	70	72	86	100	103	97	83	75	63	55
Thu	54	58	68	75	74	72	70	71	77	91	103	104	99	90	77	65	56
Fri	54	57	64	69	70	71	75	81	90	102	113	107	99	88	77	65	57
Sat	55	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	73	77	80	78	72	65	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	55	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	65	71	70	70	70	72	74	82	100	104	94	86	71	61	55
Tue	54	57	68	76	76	73	71	69	73	88	103	107	102	92	79	63	55
Wed	54	58	67	77	74	72	71	70	72	86	100	103	97	83	75	63	55
Thu	54	58	68	75	74	72	70	71	77	91	103	104	99	90	77	65	56
Fri	54	57	64	69	70	71	75	81	90	102	113	107	99	88	77	65	57
Sat	55	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	73	77	80	78	72	65	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	55	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	65	71	70	70	70	72	74	82	100	104	94	86	71	61	55
Tue	54	57	68	76	76	73	71	69	73	88	103	107	102	92	79	63	55
Wed	54	58	67	77	74	72	71	70	72	86	100	103	97	83	75	63	55
Thu	54	58	68	75	74	72	70	71	77	91	103	104	99	90	77	65	56
Fri	54	57	64	69	70	71	75	81	90	102	113	107	99	88	77	65	57
Sat	55	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	73	77	80	78	72	65	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	56	55	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	59	55