Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to San Bernardino

Right now (5:38 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-210 East, usually 47 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Pasadena 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	47	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	58	65	85	86	82	68	57	51	48
Tue	47	48	51	52	52	53	53	54	57	69	97	98	93	75	60	52	47
Wed	47	49	50	53	52	54	54	55	57	67	94	96	94	76	61	53	48
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	53	54	57	71	97	100	94	78	61	54	48
Fri	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	61	75	94	111	103	89	77	64	55	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	53	55	58	62	65	66	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	51	51	50	50	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Pasadena to San Bernardino (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly 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 Pasadena to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (3 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	47	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	58	65	85	86	82	68	57	51	48
Tue	47	48	51	52	52	53	53	54	57	69	97	98	93	75	60	52	47
Wed	47	49	50	53	52	54	54	55	57	67	94	96	94	76	61	53	48
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	53	54	57	71	97	100	94	78	61	54	48
Fri	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	61	75	94	111	103	89	77	64	55	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	53	55	58	62	65	66	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	51	51	50	50	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	58	65	85	86	82	68	57	51	48
Tue	47	48	51	52	52	53	53	54	57	69	97	98	93	75	60	52	47
Wed	47	49	50	53	52	54	54	55	57	67	94	96	94	76	61	53	48
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	53	54	57	71	97	100	94	78	61	54	48
Fri	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	61	75	94	111	103	89	77	64	55	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	53	55	58	62	65	66	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	51	51	50	50	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	58	65	85	86	82	68	57	51	48
Tue	47	48	51	52	52	53	53	54	57	69	97	98	93	75	60	52	47
Wed	47	49	50	53	52	54	54	55	57	67	94	96	94	76	61	53	48
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	53	54	57	71	97	100	94	78	61	54	48
Fri	47	49	50	51	52	54	55	61	75	94	111	103	89	77	64	55	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	53	55	58	62	65	66	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	51	51	50	50	51	48