Best Time to Drive from Indio to San Bernardino

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-10 West, usually 74 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Indio 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	69	71	81	74	72	71	72	72	73	74	73	75	74	74	73	74	73
Tue	70	73	87	80	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	73	73	73	73	70
Wed	70	72	84	79	73	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	72	74	72	75	72
Thu	69	73	81	78	73	71	72	73	72	73	73	74	73	72	72	72	70
Fri	69	71	75	73	73	72	72	73	73	75	75	74	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	76	74	72	70	70	72	69	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	81	71	73	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Indio to San Bernardino (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 am on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (12 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Indio 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 Indio to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 am. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 69 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Indio to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (18 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Bernardino to Indio (return trip) · Indio to Riverside · Indio to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	81	74	72	71	72	72	73	74	73	75	74	74	73	74	73
Tue	70	73	87	80	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	73	73	73	73	70
Wed	70	72	84	79	73	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	72	74	72	75	72
Thu	69	73	81	78	73	71	72	73	72	73	73	74	73	72	72	72	70
Fri	69	71	75	73	73	72	72	73	73	75	75	74	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	76	74	72	70	70	72	69	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	81	71	73	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	81	74	72	71	72	72	73	74	73	75	74	74	73	74	73
Tue	70	73	87	80	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	73	73	73	73	70
Wed	70	72	84	79	73	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	72	74	72	75	72
Thu	69	73	81	78	73	71	72	73	72	73	73	74	73	72	72	72	70
Fri	69	71	75	73	73	72	72	73	73	75	75	74	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	76	74	72	70	70	72	69	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	81	71	73	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	81	74	72	71	72	72	73	74	73	75	74	74	73	74	73
Tue	70	73	87	80	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	73	73	73	73	70
Wed	70	72	84	79	73	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	72	74	72	75	72
Thu	69	73	81	78	73	71	72	73	72	73	73	74	73	72	72	72	70
Fri	69	71	75	73	73	72	72	73	73	75	75	74	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	76	74	72	70	70	72	69	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	81	71	73	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	71	69