Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to San Bernardino

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Fountain Valley 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	52	54	61	61	58	58	58	59	64	66	71	73	70	61	57	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	60	57	58	59	61	68	74	75	73	64	58	57	52
Wed	52	55	64	64	58	58	58	59	61	69	71	71	72	62	57	56	53
Thu	51	54	64	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	73	75	72	62	59	56	53
Fri	51	54	58	60	58	58	60	62	68	72	78	76	70	65	60	56	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	57	57	56	58	59	60	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Fountain Valley to San Bernardino (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to San Bernardino?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-261 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	52	54	61	61	58	58	58	59	64	66	71	73	70	61	57	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	60	57	58	59	61	68	74	75	73	64	58	57	52
Wed	52	55	64	64	58	58	58	59	61	69	71	71	72	62	57	56	53
Thu	51	54	64	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	73	75	72	62	59	56	53
Fri	51	54	58	60	58	58	60	62	68	72	78	76	70	65	60	56	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	57	57	56	58	59	60	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	61	61	58	58	58	59	64	66	71	73	70	61	57	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	60	57	58	59	61	68	74	75	73	64	58	57	52
Wed	52	55	64	64	58	58	58	59	61	69	71	71	72	62	57	56	53
Thu	51	54	64	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	73	75	72	62	59	56	53
Fri	51	54	58	60	58	58	60	62	68	72	78	76	70	65	60	56	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	57	57	56	58	59	60	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	61	61	58	58	58	59	64	66	71	73	70	61	57	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	60	57	58	59	61	68	74	75	73	64	58	57	52
Wed	52	55	64	64	58	58	58	59	61	69	71	71	72	62	57	56	53
Thu	51	54	64	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	73	75	72	62	59	56	53
Fri	51	54	58	60	58	58	60	62	68	72	78	76	70	65	60	56	52
Sat	51	53	53	54	54	55	57	57	56	58	59	60	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52