Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Carson

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 99 at this time.

Only 43% 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 San Bernardino to Carson 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	70	89	110	106	89	79	78	77	80	84	92	89	89	75	67	68	65
Tue	70	96	114	119	98	83	79	79	81	87	94	94	94	78	68	66	65
Wed	68	96	113	123	98	82	78	78	81	85	93	99	99	82	68	66	65
Thu	70	94	106	112	94	81	79	80	84	85	96	98	99	83	69	66	65
Fri	68	82	87	93	87	81	80	82	88	89	93	96	96	80	71	66	65
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	73	78	82	81	81	80	81	79	74	69	67	65
Sun	65	66	66	67	69	71	75	75	76	74	73	71	70	70	70	70	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from San Bernardino to Carson (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino to central Carson 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 San Bernardino to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Carson?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (44 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	70	89	110	106	89	79	78	77	80	84	92	89	89	75	67	68	65
Tue	70	96	114	119	98	83	79	79	81	87	94	94	94	78	68	66	65
Wed	68	96	113	123	98	82	78	78	81	85	93	99	99	82	68	66	65
Thu	70	94	106	112	94	81	79	80	84	85	96	98	99	83	69	66	65
Fri	68	82	87	93	87	81	80	82	88	89	93	96	96	80	71	66	65
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	73	78	82	81	81	80	81	79	74	69	67	65
Sun	65	66	66	67	69	71	75	75	76	74	73	71	70	70	70	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	89	110	106	89	79	78	77	80	84	92	89	89	75	67	68	65
Tue	70	96	114	119	98	83	79	79	81	87	94	94	94	78	68	66	65
Wed	68	96	113	123	98	82	78	78	81	85	93	99	99	82	68	66	65
Thu	70	94	106	112	94	81	79	80	84	85	96	98	99	83	69	66	65
Fri	68	82	87	93	87	81	80	82	88	89	93	96	96	80	71	66	65
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	73	78	82	81	81	80	81	79	74	69	67	65
Sun	65	66	66	67	69	71	75	75	76	74	73	71	70	70	70	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	89	110	106	89	79	78	77	80	84	92	89	89	75	67	68	65
Tue	70	96	114	119	98	83	79	79	81	87	94	94	94	78	68	66	65
Wed	68	96	113	123	98	82	78	78	81	85	93	99	99	82	68	66	65
Thu	70	94	106	112	94	81	79	80	84	85	96	98	99	83	69	66	65
Fri	68	82	87	93	87	81	80	82	88	89	93	96	96	80	71	66	65
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	73	78	82	81	81	80	81	79	74	69	67	65
Sun	65	66	66	67	69	71	75	75	76	74	73	71	70	70	70	70	65