Best Time to Drive from Escondido to San Bernardino

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Escondido 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	71	85	95	92	81	81	82	83	88	89	91	93	89	80	73	71	70
Tue	70	88	102	98	84	80	80	84	85	91	99	100	92	80	72	70	69
Wed	70	89	99	92	81	80	80	81	87	91	97	102	93	80	73	71	70
Thu	70	87	97	93	84	79	81	82	88	91	100	106	100	85	76	71	69
Fri	70	80	88	85	80	83	87	89	94	106	114	117	106	89	79	74	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	79	81	79	76	77	73	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Escondido to San Bernardino (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido 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 Escondido to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (42 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	85	95	92	81	81	82	83	88	89	91	93	89	80	73	71	70
Tue	70	88	102	98	84	80	80	84	85	91	99	100	92	80	72	70	69
Wed	70	89	99	92	81	80	80	81	87	91	97	102	93	80	73	71	70
Thu	70	87	97	93	84	79	81	82	88	91	100	106	100	85	76	71	69
Fri	70	80	88	85	80	83	87	89	94	106	114	117	106	89	79	74	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	79	81	79	76	77	73	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	85	95	92	81	81	82	83	88	89	91	93	89	80	73	71	70
Tue	70	88	102	98	84	80	80	84	85	91	99	100	92	80	72	70	69
Wed	70	89	99	92	81	80	80	81	87	91	97	102	93	80	73	71	70
Thu	70	87	97	93	84	79	81	82	88	91	100	106	100	85	76	71	69
Fri	70	80	88	85	80	83	87	89	94	106	114	117	106	89	79	74	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	79	81	79	76	77	73	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	85	95	92	81	81	82	83	88	89	91	93	89	80	73	71	70
Tue	70	88	102	98	84	80	80	84	85	91	99	100	92	80	72	70	69
Wed	70	89	99	92	81	80	80	81	87	91	97	102	93	80	73	71	70
Thu	70	87	97	93	84	79	81	82	88	91	100	106	100	85	76	71	69
Fri	70	80	88	85	80	83	87	89	94	106	114	117	106	89	79	74	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	79	81	79	76	77	73	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	73	75	77	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	71	69