Best Time to Drive from El Monte to San Bernardino

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-10 East, usually 55 at this time.

Only 38% 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 El Monte 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	42	44	44	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	66	74	70	65	53	48	43
Tue	42	44	45	49	48	48	49	49	50	54	70	75	74	66	57	49	44
Wed	42	45	45	51	48	49	50	50	52	58	72	78	75	63	56	49	43
Thu	42	44	44	50	48	49	48	49	51	57	71	72	72	64	55	49	43
Fri	42	44	44	48	48	50	50	52	57	69	82	81	71	63	57	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	51	52	52	52	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from El Monte to San Bernardino (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 El Monte to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to San Bernardino?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (24 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (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 El Monte (return trip) · El Monte to Los Angeles · El Monte to Santa Monica · El Monte to Pasadena · El Monte to Long Beach · El Monte to West Covina · El Monte to Burbank · El Monte to Glendale · El Monte to Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	44	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	66	74	70	65	53	48	43
Tue	42	44	45	49	48	48	49	49	50	54	70	75	74	66	57	49	44
Wed	42	45	45	51	48	49	50	50	52	58	72	78	75	63	56	49	43
Thu	42	44	44	50	48	49	48	49	51	57	71	72	72	64	55	49	43
Fri	42	44	44	48	48	50	50	52	57	69	82	81	71	63	57	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	51	52	52	52	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	44	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	66	74	70	65	53	48	43
Tue	42	44	45	49	48	48	49	49	50	54	70	75	74	66	57	49	44
Wed	42	45	45	51	48	49	50	50	52	58	72	78	75	63	56	49	43
Thu	42	44	44	50	48	49	48	49	51	57	71	72	72	64	55	49	43
Fri	42	44	44	48	48	50	50	52	57	69	82	81	71	63	57	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	51	52	52	52	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	44	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	66	74	70	65	53	48	43
Tue	42	44	45	49	48	48	49	49	50	54	70	75	74	66	57	49	44
Wed	42	45	45	51	48	49	50	50	52	58	72	78	75	63	56	49	43
Thu	42	44	44	50	48	49	48	49	51	57	71	72	72	64	55	49	43
Fri	42	44	44	48	48	50	50	52	57	69	82	81	71	63	57	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	51	52	52	52	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	43