Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Irvine

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-91 West and I-215 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 28% 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 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	53	64	81	79	66	56	56	55	56	58	63	61	64	55	50	50	48
Tue	52	68	85	89	73	59	55	54	55	58	63	64	67	57	50	49	47
Wed	51	69	86	93	73	59	55	54	56	56	62	65	70	59	50	49	47
Thu	52	66	77	83	69	57	55	56	58	57	63	65	70	60	50	49	48
Fri	49	59	61	65	61	55	56	57	60	59	60	63	63	56	50	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	52	53	55	58	59	58	56	57	54	52	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	49	50	50	52	55	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50	51	48

About this drive

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 93 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 93 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 93 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 93 minutes.

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	81	79	66	56	56	55	56	58	63	61	64	55	50	50	48
Tue	52	68	85	89	73	59	55	54	55	58	63	64	67	57	50	49	47
Wed	51	69	86	93	73	59	55	54	56	56	62	65	70	59	50	49	47
Thu	52	66	77	83	69	57	55	56	58	57	63	65	70	60	50	49	48
Fri	49	59	61	65	61	55	56	57	60	59	60	63	63	56	50	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	52	53	55	58	59	58	56	57	54	52	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	49	50	50	52	55	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	81	79	66	56	56	55	56	58	63	61	64	55	50	50	48
Tue	52	68	85	89	73	59	55	54	55	58	63	64	67	57	50	49	47
Wed	51	69	86	93	73	59	55	54	56	56	62	65	70	59	50	49	47
Thu	52	66	77	83	69	57	55	56	58	57	63	65	70	60	50	49	48
Fri	49	59	61	65	61	55	56	57	60	59	60	63	63	56	50	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	52	53	55	58	59	58	56	57	54	52	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	49	50	50	52	55	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	81	79	66	56	56	55	56	58	63	61	64	55	50	50	48
Tue	52	68	85	89	73	59	55	54	55	58	63	64	67	57	50	49	47
Wed	51	69	86	93	73	59	55	54	56	56	62	65	70	59	50	49	47
Thu	52	66	77	83	69	57	55	56	58	57	63	65	70	60	50	49	48
Fri	49	59	61	65	61	55	56	57	60	59	60	63	63	56	50	49	47
Sat	47	49	49	50	52	53	55	58	59	58	56	57	54	52	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	49	50	50	52	55	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50	51	48