Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Long Beach

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 109 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Long Beach 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	72	90	113	109	91	81	79	78	83	89	98	97	94	76	68	68	66
Tue	71	101	118	123	101	85	81	81	85	93	101	104	102	80	68	67	66
Wed	70	97	117	125	100	84	79	80	86	91	103	112	108	85	69	67	65
Thu	71	97	112	119	96	85	81	83	89	92	105	111	109	85	70	67	67
Fri	67	82	90	94	89	82	82	87	94	97	104	109	106	85	71	67	66
Sat	66	68	68	69	73	75	81	87	85	85	85	86	83	74	72	68	66
Sun	66	66	67	68	70	73	76	76	78	75	76	73	72	71	71	71	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from San Bernardino to Long Beach (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 125 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 4 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) to downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Long Beach?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Long Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (44 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 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	72	90	113	109	91	81	79	78	83	89	98	97	94	76	68	68	66
Tue	71	101	118	123	101	85	81	81	85	93	101	104	102	80	68	67	66
Wed	70	97	117	125	100	84	79	80	86	91	103	112	108	85	69	67	65
Thu	71	97	112	119	96	85	81	83	89	92	105	111	109	85	70	67	67
Fri	67	82	90	94	89	82	82	87	94	97	104	109	106	85	71	67	66
Sat	66	68	68	69	73	75	81	87	85	85	85	86	83	74	72	68	66
Sun	66	66	67	68	70	73	76	76	78	75	76	73	72	71	71	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	90	113	109	91	81	79	78	83	89	98	97	94	76	68	68	66
Tue	71	101	118	123	101	85	81	81	85	93	101	104	102	80	68	67	66
Wed	70	97	117	125	100	84	79	80	86	91	103	112	108	85	69	67	65
Thu	71	97	112	119	96	85	81	83	89	92	105	111	109	85	70	67	67
Fri	67	82	90	94	89	82	82	87	94	97	104	109	106	85	71	67	66
Sat	66	68	68	69	73	75	81	87	85	85	85	86	83	74	72	68	66
Sun	66	66	67	68	70	73	76	76	78	75	76	73	72	71	71	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	90	113	109	91	81	79	78	83	89	98	97	94	76	68	68	66
Tue	71	101	118	123	101	85	81	81	85	93	101	104	102	80	68	67	66
Wed	70	97	117	125	100	84	79	80	86	91	103	112	108	85	69	67	65
Thu	71	97	112	119	96	85	81	83	89	92	105	111	109	85	70	67	67
Fri	67	82	90	94	89	82	82	87	94	97	104	109	106	85	71	67	66
Sat	66	68	68	69	73	75	81	87	85	85	85	86	83	74	72	68	66
Sun	66	66	67	68	70	73	76	76	78	75	76	73	72	71	71	71	66