Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Irvine

Right now (8:04 am PDT): about 102 minutes via SR-91 West and I-215 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 33% 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.

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from San Bernardino to Irvine (via SR-91 West and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Irvine to San Bernardino

Freeway, about 46 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Bernardino to Irvine 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	51	63	82	79	65	55	54	54	56	57	62	61	62	54	49	50	48
Tue	52	68	86	88	70	58	54	54	55	58	64	63	64	56	49	48	47
Wed	51	69	87	92	68	57	54	53	55	56	60	64	69	58	49	48	47
Thu	52	66	77	81	67	56	55	54	57	57	65	66	68	58	49	48	47
Fri	48	57	60	64	60	54	55	56	60	58	60	63	62	54	50	48	47
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	61	64	59	57	57	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	47	48	49	54	57	58	57	56	54	51	50	50	49	50	48

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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Irvine?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (20 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine 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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	82	79	65	55	54	54	56	57	62	61	62	54	49	50	48
Tue	52	68	86	88	70	58	54	54	55	58	64	63	64	56	49	48	47
Wed	51	69	87	92	68	57	54	53	55	56	60	64	69	58	49	48	47
Thu	52	66	77	81	67	56	55	54	57	57	65	66	68	58	49	48	47
Fri	48	57	60	64	60	54	55	56	60	58	60	63	62	54	50	48	47
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	61	64	59	57	57	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	47	48	49	54	57	58	57	56	54	51	50	50	49	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	82	79	65	55	54	54	56	57	62	61	62	54	49	50	48
Tue	52	68	86	88	70	58	54	54	55	58	64	63	64	56	49	48	47
Wed	51	69	87	92	68	57	54	53	55	56	60	64	69	58	49	48	47
Thu	52	66	77	81	67	56	55	54	57	57	65	66	68	58	49	48	47
Fri	48	57	60	64	60	54	55	56	60	58	60	63	62	54	50	48	47
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	61	64	59	57	57	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	47	48	49	54	57	58	57	56	54	51	50	50	49	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	82	79	65	55	54	54	56	57	62	61	62	54	49	50	48
Tue	52	68	86	88	70	58	54	54	55	58	64	63	64	56	49	48	47
Wed	51	69	87	92	68	57	54	53	55	56	60	64	69	58	49	48	47
Thu	52	66	77	81	67	56	55	54	57	57	65	66	68	58	49	48	47
Fri	48	57	60	64	60	54	55	56	60	58	60	63	62	54	50	48	47
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	57	61	64	59	57	57	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	47	48	49	54	57	58	57	56	54	51	50	50	49	50	48