Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to San Bernardino

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-210 East, usually 66 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	48	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	57	64	81	87	85	71	58	51	48
Tue	48	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	56	64	84	90	88	75	61	53	48
Wed	47	49	51	54	52	54	54	55	56	66	86	93	91	77	63	54	48
Thu	48	49	51	53	52	53	53	55	57	71	93	98	93	81	63	55	48
Fri	47	49	51	52	53	55	56	62	74	93	110	108	97	80	64	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	54	56	57	64	66	67	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	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 110 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (67 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 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 110 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 110 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 110 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	48	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	57	64	81	87	85	71	58	51	48
Tue	48	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	56	64	84	90	88	75	61	53	48
Wed	47	49	51	54	52	54	54	55	56	66	86	93	91	77	63	54	48
Thu	48	49	51	53	52	53	53	55	57	71	93	98	93	81	63	55	48
Fri	47	49	51	52	53	55	56	62	74	93	110	108	97	80	64	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	54	56	57	64	66	67	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	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	48	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	57	64	81	87	85	71	58	51	48
Tue	48	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	56	64	84	90	88	75	61	53	48
Wed	47	49	51	54	52	54	54	55	56	66	86	93	91	77	63	54	48
Thu	48	49	51	53	52	53	53	55	57	71	93	98	93	81	63	55	48
Fri	47	49	51	52	53	55	56	62	74	93	110	108	97	80	64	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	54	56	57	64	66	67	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	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	48	48	50	50	51	53	53	55	57	64	81	87	85	71	58	51	48
Tue	48	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	56	64	84	90	88	75	61	53	48
Wed	47	49	51	54	52	54	54	55	56	66	86	93	91	77	63	54	48
Thu	48	49	51	53	52	53	53	55	57	71	93	98	93	81	63	55	48
Fri	47	49	51	52	53	55	56	62	74	93	110	108	97	80	64	56	50
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	51	54	56	57	64	66	67	64	61	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	51	51	50	50	51	48