Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to San Bernardino
Right now (2:21 pm PST): about 83 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 89 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 59 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 80 | 92 | 95 | 89 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 60 |
| Tue | 59 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 85 | 96 | 99 | 91 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 60 |
| Wed | 59 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 88 | 93 | 96 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 66 | 61 |
| Thu | 59 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 95 | 99 | 93 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 60 |
| Fri | 59 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 92 | 101 | 99 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 65 | 61 |
| Sat | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 60 |
| Sun | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 59 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Huntington Beach to San Bernardino (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange 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 Huntington Beach to San Bernardino?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to San Bernardino?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 59 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to San Bernardino?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (15 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 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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