Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Lake Forest

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Lake Forest 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	69	83	82	69	59	59	58	60	61	68	65	67	59	52	53	50
Tue	54	72	86	93	76	62	58	57	59	62	68	67	69	60	52	51	50
Wed	53	72	88	97	76	61	58	57	59	60	66	68	73	63	52	51	50
Thu	54	70	80	86	73	60	58	59	61	60	69	68	73	63	53	51	50
Fri	51	61	64	69	65	58	59	60	64	62	64	67	67	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	61	60	59	60	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	53	53	54	58	57	58	56	55	54	53	53	52	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Bernardino to Lake Forest (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 97 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 to central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Lake Forest?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 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 · 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	54	69	83	82	69	59	59	58	60	61	68	65	67	59	52	53	50
Tue	54	72	86	93	76	62	58	57	59	62	68	67	69	60	52	51	50
Wed	53	72	88	97	76	61	58	57	59	60	66	68	73	63	52	51	50
Thu	54	70	80	86	73	60	58	59	61	60	69	68	73	63	53	51	50
Fri	51	61	64	69	65	58	59	60	64	62	64	67	67	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	61	60	59	60	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	53	53	54	58	57	58	56	55	54	53	53	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	69	83	82	69	59	59	58	60	61	68	65	67	59	52	53	50
Tue	54	72	86	93	76	62	58	57	59	62	68	67	69	60	52	51	50
Wed	53	72	88	97	76	61	58	57	59	60	66	68	73	63	52	51	50
Thu	54	70	80	86	73	60	58	59	61	60	69	68	73	63	53	51	50
Fri	51	61	64	69	65	58	59	60	64	62	64	67	67	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	61	60	59	60	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	53	53	54	58	57	58	56	55	54	53	53	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	69	83	82	69	59	59	58	60	61	68	65	67	59	52	53	50
Tue	54	72	86	93	76	62	58	57	59	62	68	67	69	60	52	51	50
Wed	53	72	88	97	76	61	58	57	59	60	66	68	73	63	52	51	50
Thu	54	70	80	86	73	60	58	59	61	60	69	68	73	63	53	51	50
Fri	51	61	64	69	65	58	59	60	64	62	64	67	67	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	61	60	59	60	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	50	50	51	53	53	54	58	57	58	56	55	54	53	53	52	53	50