Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to East Los Angeles

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-210 West, usually 56 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 San Bernardino to East Los Angeles 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	54	78	82	80	64	63	60	60	59	58	57	56	57	55	55	55	53
Tue	54	83	90	88	73	63	61	58	58	58	57	56	57	56	54	55	53
Wed	54	91	98	88	74	65	63	60	58	60	57	56	60	59	56	55	53
Thu	54	87	95	85	69	64	60	58	58	59	58	56	57	57	55	55	53
Fri	53	65	67	72	64	63	60	60	58	58	59	59	60	60	56	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	57	56	59	62	61	62	59	62	61	59	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	58	64	62	64	59	58	56	56	57	58	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from San Bernardino to East Los Angeles (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to East Los Angeles?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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East Los Angeles to San Bernardino (return trip) · San Bernardino to Los Angeles · San Bernardino to Santa Monica · San Bernardino to Pasadena · San Bernardino to Long Beach · San Bernardino to West Covina · San Bernardino to Burbank · San Bernardino to Glendale · San Bernardino to Van Nuys · San Bernardino to Torrance · San Bernardino to LAX · San Bernardino to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	78	82	80	64	63	60	60	59	58	57	56	57	55	55	55	53
Tue	54	83	90	88	73	63	61	58	58	58	57	56	57	56	54	55	53
Wed	54	91	98	88	74	65	63	60	58	60	57	56	60	59	56	55	53
Thu	54	87	95	85	69	64	60	58	58	59	58	56	57	57	55	55	53
Fri	53	65	67	72	64	63	60	60	58	58	59	59	60	60	56	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	57	56	59	62	61	62	59	62	61	59	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	58	64	62	64	59	58	56	56	57	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	78	82	80	64	63	60	60	59	58	57	56	57	55	55	55	53
Tue	54	83	90	88	73	63	61	58	58	58	57	56	57	56	54	55	53
Wed	54	91	98	88	74	65	63	60	58	60	57	56	60	59	56	55	53
Thu	54	87	95	85	69	64	60	58	58	59	58	56	57	57	55	55	53
Fri	53	65	67	72	64	63	60	60	58	58	59	59	60	60	56	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	57	56	59	62	61	62	59	62	61	59	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	58	64	62	64	59	58	56	56	57	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	78	82	80	64	63	60	60	59	58	57	56	57	55	55	55	53
Tue	54	83	90	88	73	63	61	58	58	58	57	56	57	56	54	55	53
Wed	54	91	98	88	74	65	63	60	58	60	57	56	60	59	56	55	53
Thu	54	87	95	85	69	64	60	58	58	59	58	56	57	57	55	55	53
Fri	53	65	67	72	64	63	60	60	58	58	59	59	60	60	56	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	57	56	59	62	61	62	59	62	61	59	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	58	64	62	64	59	58	56	56	57	58	53