Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to San Bernardino

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 58 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Norwalk 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	52	55	66	67	62	60	60	62	67	70	76	79	75	64	58	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	73	66	62	61	62	65	73	81	81	77	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	57	70	73	66	62	62	65	65	73	78	83	78	68	60	58	53
Thu	52	56	72	73	66	63	62	63	67	72	81	85	80	68	61	58	53
Fri	51	55	63	64	61	62	63	66	74	82	92	87	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	52	54	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	61	63	65	63	60	57	57	53
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	58	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Norwalk to San Bernardino (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 92 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 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	52	55	66	67	62	60	60	62	67	70	76	79	75	64	58	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	73	66	62	61	62	65	73	81	81	77	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	57	70	73	66	62	62	65	65	73	78	83	78	68	60	58	53
Thu	52	56	72	73	66	63	62	63	67	72	81	85	80	68	61	58	53
Fri	51	55	63	64	61	62	63	66	74	82	92	87	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	52	54	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	61	63	65	63	60	57	57	53
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	66	67	62	60	60	62	67	70	76	79	75	64	58	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	73	66	62	61	62	65	73	81	81	77	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	57	70	73	66	62	62	65	65	73	78	83	78	68	60	58	53
Thu	52	56	72	73	66	63	62	63	67	72	81	85	80	68	61	58	53
Fri	51	55	63	64	61	62	63	66	74	82	92	87	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	52	54	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	61	63	65	63	60	57	57	53
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	66	67	62	60	60	62	67	70	76	79	75	64	58	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	73	66	62	61	62	65	73	81	81	77	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	57	70	73	66	62	62	65	65	73	78	83	78	68	60	58	53
Thu	52	56	72	73	66	63	62	63	67	72	81	85	80	68	61	58	53
Fri	51	55	63	64	61	62	63	66	74	82	92	87	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	52	54	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	61	63	65	63	60	57	57	53
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	58	53