Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to San Bernardino

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 47% 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 East Los Angeles 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	59	67	63	63	67	67	69	71	70	74	84	77	64	61	61	55
Tue	54	59	67	65	63	67	70	67	68	67	75	80	78	64	60	57	54
Wed	53	59	70	69	63	65	66	67	68	71	77	82	75	62	59	58	55
Thu	54	58	66	64	63	66	66	67	70	73	80	82	77	72	64	60	54
Fri	53	58	62	61	63	64	65	67	72	80	84	84	76	68	65	57	54
Sat	54	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	59	59	64	61	62	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from East Los Angeles to San Bernardino (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to San Bernardino?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 53 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	54	59	67	63	63	67	67	69	71	70	74	84	77	64	61	61	55
Tue	54	59	67	65	63	67	70	67	68	67	75	80	78	64	60	57	54
Wed	53	59	70	69	63	65	66	67	68	71	77	82	75	62	59	58	55
Thu	54	58	66	64	63	66	66	67	70	73	80	82	77	72	64	60	54
Fri	53	58	62	61	63	64	65	67	72	80	84	84	76	68	65	57	54
Sat	54	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	59	59	64	61	62	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	67	63	63	67	67	69	71	70	74	84	77	64	61	61	55
Tue	54	59	67	65	63	67	70	67	68	67	75	80	78	64	60	57	54
Wed	53	59	70	69	63	65	66	67	68	71	77	82	75	62	59	58	55
Thu	54	58	66	64	63	66	66	67	70	73	80	82	77	72	64	60	54
Fri	53	58	62	61	63	64	65	67	72	80	84	84	76	68	65	57	54
Sat	54	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	59	59	64	61	62	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	67	63	63	67	67	69	71	70	74	84	77	64	61	61	55
Tue	54	59	67	65	63	67	70	67	68	67	75	80	78	64	60	57	54
Wed	53	59	70	69	63	65	66	67	68	71	77	82	75	62	59	58	55
Thu	54	58	66	64	63	66	66	67	70	73	80	82	77	72	64	60	54
Fri	53	58	62	61	63	64	65	67	72	80	84	84	76	68	65	57	54
Sat	54	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	59	59	64	61	62	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	55