Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to San Bernardino

Right now (3:50 pm PST): about 70 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Mission Viejo 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	50	53	60	60	56	56	57	58	60	66	72	75	72	61	57	55	51
Tue	50	53	63	62	58	57	57	58	60	69	76	77	73	62	57	56	52
Wed	50	53	62	63	57	56	56	58	61	70	73	73	72	61	56	56	52
Thu	50	53	62	60	57	57	57	59	61	68	75	77	73	62	57	54	51
Fri	50	52	57	58	56	57	59	63	69	73	79	78	72	66	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	56	58	59	59	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Mission Viejo to San Bernardino (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Mission Viejo to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to San Bernardino?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	50	53	60	60	56	56	57	58	60	66	72	75	72	61	57	55	51
Tue	50	53	63	62	58	57	57	58	60	69	76	77	73	62	57	56	52
Wed	50	53	62	63	57	56	56	58	61	70	73	73	72	61	56	56	52
Thu	50	53	62	60	57	57	57	59	61	68	75	77	73	62	57	54	51
Fri	50	52	57	58	56	57	59	63	69	73	79	78	72	66	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	56	58	59	59	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	60	60	56	56	57	58	60	66	72	75	72	61	57	55	51
Tue	50	53	63	62	58	57	57	58	60	69	76	77	73	62	57	56	52
Wed	50	53	62	63	57	56	56	58	61	70	73	73	72	61	56	56	52
Thu	50	53	62	60	57	57	57	59	61	68	75	77	73	62	57	54	51
Fri	50	52	57	58	56	57	59	63	69	73	79	78	72	66	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	56	58	59	59	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	60	60	56	56	57	58	60	66	72	75	72	61	57	55	51
Tue	50	53	63	62	58	57	57	58	60	69	76	77	73	62	57	56	52
Wed	50	53	62	63	57	56	56	58	61	70	73	73	72	61	56	56	52
Thu	50	53	62	60	57	57	57	59	61	68	75	77	73	62	57	54	51
Fri	50	52	57	58	56	57	59	63	69	73	79	78	72	66	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	56	58	59	59	60	58	56	55	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51