Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to San Bernardino

Right now (6:03 am PDT): about 54 minutes via I-10 East, usually 55 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Los Angeles 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	53	55	57	60	60	62	62	63	67	75	101	105	104	92	69	61	55
Tue	53	55	57	62	60	61	62	62	65	82	103	113	106	94	77	61	54
Wed	53	56	58	64	60	62	63	63	67	86	112	116	107	95	82	64	54
Thu	53	55	57	61	60	60	61	62	68	83	102	109	106	94	78	66	55
Fri	54	56	57	61	62	62	63	68	84	96	121	104	99	85	73	64	56
Sat	54	54	56	56	57	58	58	59	61	65	68	68	66	63	59	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Los Angeles to San Bernardino (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to San Bernardino?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (24 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (2 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	57	60	60	62	62	63	67	75	101	105	104	92	69	61	55
Tue	53	55	57	62	60	61	62	62	65	82	103	113	106	94	77	61	54
Wed	53	56	58	64	60	62	63	63	67	86	112	116	107	95	82	64	54
Thu	53	55	57	61	60	60	61	62	68	83	102	109	106	94	78	66	55
Fri	54	56	57	61	62	62	63	68	84	96	121	104	99	85	73	64	56
Sat	54	54	56	56	57	58	58	59	61	65	68	68	66	63	59	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	57	60	60	62	62	63	67	75	101	105	104	92	69	61	55
Tue	53	55	57	62	60	61	62	62	65	82	103	113	106	94	77	61	54
Wed	53	56	58	64	60	62	63	63	67	86	112	116	107	95	82	64	54
Thu	53	55	57	61	60	60	61	62	68	83	102	109	106	94	78	66	55
Fri	54	56	57	61	62	62	63	68	84	96	121	104	99	85	73	64	56
Sat	54	54	56	56	57	58	58	59	61	65	68	68	66	63	59	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	57	60	60	62	62	63	67	75	101	105	104	92	69	61	55
Tue	53	55	57	62	60	61	62	62	65	82	103	113	106	94	77	61	54
Wed	53	56	58	64	60	62	63	63	67	86	112	116	107	95	82	64	54
Thu	53	55	57	61	60	60	61	62	68	83	102	109	106	94	78	66	55
Fri	54	56	57	61	62	62	63	68	84	96	121	104	99	85	73	64	56
Sat	54	54	56	56	57	58	58	59	61	65	68	68	66	63	59	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	54