Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Gardena

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 67 minutes via SR-91 West.

Only 42% 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 Gardena 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	69	88	100	102	89	78	79	76	78	83	91	89	90	77	68	68	66
Tue	71	99	115	116	99	84	79	78	81	88	95	94	94	82	69	67	65
Wed	69	95	112	119	97	81	78	78	81	86	95	99	101	85	70	67	65
Thu	70	95	105	106	91	81	80	79	83	86	96	96	99	85	70	67	66
Fri	68	85	89	93	86	80	81	83	87	91	93	95	93	81	73	67	65
Sat	66	69	69	70	71	72	74	78	78	78	79	81	77	74	71	68	65
Sun	65	65	66	67	69	71	74	73	76	75	74	73	72	73	71	70	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from San Bernardino to Gardena (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 119 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Gardena?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (44 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 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	69	88	100	102	89	78	79	76	78	83	91	89	90	77	68	68	66
Tue	71	99	115	116	99	84	79	78	81	88	95	94	94	82	69	67	65
Wed	69	95	112	119	97	81	78	78	81	86	95	99	101	85	70	67	65
Thu	70	95	105	106	91	81	80	79	83	86	96	96	99	85	70	67	66
Fri	68	85	89	93	86	80	81	83	87	91	93	95	93	81	73	67	65
Sat	66	69	69	70	71	72	74	78	78	78	79	81	77	74	71	68	65
Sun	65	65	66	67	69	71	74	73	76	75	74	73	72	73	71	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	88	100	102	89	78	79	76	78	83	91	89	90	77	68	68	66
Tue	71	99	115	116	99	84	79	78	81	88	95	94	94	82	69	67	65
Wed	69	95	112	119	97	81	78	78	81	86	95	99	101	85	70	67	65
Thu	70	95	105	106	91	81	80	79	83	86	96	96	99	85	70	67	66
Fri	68	85	89	93	86	80	81	83	87	91	93	95	93	81	73	67	65
Sat	66	69	69	70	71	72	74	78	78	78	79	81	77	74	71	68	65
Sun	65	65	66	67	69	71	74	73	76	75	74	73	72	73	71	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	88	100	102	89	78	79	76	78	83	91	89	90	77	68	68	66
Tue	71	99	115	116	99	84	79	78	81	88	95	94	94	82	69	67	65
Wed	69	95	112	119	97	81	78	78	81	86	95	99	101	85	70	67	65
Thu	70	95	105	106	91	81	80	79	83	86	96	96	99	85	70	67	66
Fri	68	85	89	93	86	80	81	83	87	91	93	95	93	81	73	67	65
Sat	66	69	69	70	71	72	74	78	78	78	79	81	77	74	71	68	65
Sun	65	65	66	67	69	71	74	73	76	75	74	73	72	73	71	70	65