Best Time to Drive from LAX to San Bernardino

Right now (11:50 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-10 East and I-105 East.

Only 23% 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 LAX 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	73	85	92	89	89	90	91	98	118	145	139	129	112	92	77	71
Tue	69	75	88	97	91	89	89	92	99	125	144	142	135	120	98	79	70
Wed	69	75	88	97	92	87	88	90	94	117	142	141	128	114	98	81	71
Thu	69	75	86	93	89	88	91	91	103	130	139	139	129	110	91	79	71
Fri	70	75	86	89	88	90	95	102	112	134	148	135	121	107	99	84	73
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	76	79	80	83	87	90	95	94	89	82	77	72
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	77	78	77	77	76	76	77	77	76	71

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 148 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (96 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 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 148 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 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	73	85	92	89	89	90	91	98	118	145	139	129	112	92	77	71
Tue	69	75	88	97	91	89	89	92	99	125	144	142	135	120	98	79	70
Wed	69	75	88	97	92	87	88	90	94	117	142	141	128	114	98	81	71
Thu	69	75	86	93	89	88	91	91	103	130	139	139	129	110	91	79	71
Fri	70	75	86	89	88	90	95	102	112	134	148	135	121	107	99	84	73
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	76	79	80	83	87	90	95	94	89	82	77	72
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	77	78	77	77	76	76	77	77	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	73	85	92	89	89	90	91	98	118	145	139	129	112	92	77	71
Tue	69	75	88	97	91	89	89	92	99	125	144	142	135	120	98	79	70
Wed	69	75	88	97	92	87	88	90	94	117	142	141	128	114	98	81	71
Thu	69	75	86	93	89	88	91	91	103	130	139	139	129	110	91	79	71
Fri	70	75	86	89	88	90	95	102	112	134	148	135	121	107	99	84	73
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	76	79	80	83	87	90	95	94	89	82	77	72
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	77	78	77	77	76	76	77	77	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	73	85	92	89	89	90	91	98	118	145	139	129	112	92	77	71
Tue	69	75	88	97	91	89	89	92	99	125	144	142	135	120	98	79	70
Wed	69	75	88	97	92	87	88	90	94	117	142	141	128	114	98	81	71
Thu	69	75	86	93	89	88	91	91	103	130	139	139	129	110	91	79	71
Fri	70	75	86	89	88	90	95	102	112	134	148	135	121	107	99	84	73
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	76	79	80	83	87	90	95	94	89	82	77	72
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	77	78	77	77	76	76	77	77	76	71