Best Time to Drive from La Quinta to San Bernardino

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-10 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 30% 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 La Quinta 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	76	78	86	81	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	81	83	80
Tue	76	80	93	85	79	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	77
Wed	76	79	91	84	79	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	79	80	79	82	79
Thu	76	79	89	84	80	78	78	80	79	80	81	82	80	79	79	79	76
Fri	76	77	81	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	80	78	77	77	77	76
Sat	76	75	75	76	76	78	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	80	80	81	78	78	77	77	78	77	77	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from La Quinta to San Bernardino (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (18 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Quinta 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 La Quinta to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 am. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Quinta to San Bernardino?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 76 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Quinta to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 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 La Quinta (return trip) · La Quinta to Irvine · La Quinta to Riverside · La Quinta 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	76	78	86	81	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	81	83	80
Tue	76	80	93	85	79	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	77
Wed	76	79	91	84	79	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	79	80	79	82	79
Thu	76	79	89	84	80	78	78	80	79	80	81	82	80	79	79	79	76
Fri	76	77	81	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	80	78	77	77	77	76
Sat	76	75	75	76	76	78	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	80	80	81	78	78	77	77	78	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	78	86	81	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	81	83	80
Tue	76	80	93	85	79	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	77
Wed	76	79	91	84	79	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	79	80	79	82	79
Thu	76	79	89	84	80	78	78	80	79	80	81	82	80	79	79	79	76
Fri	76	77	81	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	80	78	77	77	77	76
Sat	76	75	75	76	76	78	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	80	80	81	78	78	77	77	78	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	78	86	81	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	81	83	80
Tue	76	80	93	85	79	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	77
Wed	76	79	91	84	79	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	79	80	79	82	79
Thu	76	79	89	84	80	78	78	80	79	80	81	82	80	79	79	79	76
Fri	76	77	81	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	80	78	77	77	77	76
Sat	76	75	75	76	76	78	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	80	80	81	78	78	77	77	78	77	77	76