Best Time to Drive from LAX to San Bernardino

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-10 East and I-105 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 24% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from LAX to San Bernardino (via I-10 East and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (24 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (3 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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