Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Pasadena

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-210 West, usually 61 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Pasadena 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	48	74	79	75	64	59	56	54	53	52	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	80	89	84	72	62	56	53	53	53	55	55	54	52	49	48	47
Wed	48	82	89	89	71	61	58	55	54	55	58	56	55	54	49	49	48
Thu	49	77	88	85	69	61	56	54	54	55	57	56	57	54	49	49	47
Fri	48	61	67	69	61	59	57	58	57	59	61	61	60	59	51	48	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	54	58	57	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	57	55	53	52	52	51	51	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Bernardino to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 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	48	74	79	75	64	59	56	54	53	52	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	80	89	84	72	62	56	53	53	53	55	55	54	52	49	48	47
Wed	48	82	89	89	71	61	58	55	54	55	58	56	55	54	49	49	48
Thu	49	77	88	85	69	61	56	54	54	55	57	56	57	54	49	49	47
Fri	48	61	67	69	61	59	57	58	57	59	61	61	60	59	51	48	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	54	58	57	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	57	55	53	52	52	51	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	74	79	75	64	59	56	54	53	52	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	80	89	84	72	62	56	53	53	53	55	55	54	52	49	48	47
Wed	48	82	89	89	71	61	58	55	54	55	58	56	55	54	49	49	48
Thu	49	77	88	85	69	61	56	54	54	55	57	56	57	54	49	49	47
Fri	48	61	67	69	61	59	57	58	57	59	61	61	60	59	51	48	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	54	58	57	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	57	55	53	52	52	51	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	74	79	75	64	59	56	54	53	52	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	80	89	84	72	62	56	53	53	53	55	55	54	52	49	48	47
Wed	48	82	89	89	71	61	58	55	54	55	58	56	55	54	49	49	48
Thu	49	77	88	85	69	61	56	54	54	55	57	56	57	54	49	49	47
Fri	48	61	67	69	61	59	57	58	57	59	61	61	60	59	51	48	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	54	58	57	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	57	57	55	53	52	52	51	51	52	48