Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Pasadena

Right now (8:32 am PDT): about 100 minutes via I-210 West, usually 80 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 53-mile drive from San Bernardino to Pasadena (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 88 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 11:30 am on Saturdays (58 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pasadena to San Bernardino

Freeway, about 51 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.5 miles: 2 to 3 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 Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 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	49	70	77	74	63	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	76	86	85	71	61	56	54	53	53	54	54	55	52	49	49	47
Wed	49	75	86	87	70	62	57	55	53	54	57	55	55	57	49	49	48
Thu	50	73	85	86	69	60	56	54	54	55	56	56	57	52	49	49	47
Fri	48	59	65	70	61	59	57	58	56	58	60	59	59	55	50	48	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	54	57	58	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	50	52	57	58	56	55	54	53	52	51	52	47

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 88 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 88 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 88 minutes.

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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	49	70	77	74	63	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	76	86	85	71	61	56	54	53	53	54	54	55	52	49	49	47
Wed	49	75	86	87	70	62	57	55	53	54	57	55	55	57	49	49	48
Thu	50	73	85	86	69	60	56	54	54	55	56	56	57	52	49	49	47
Fri	48	59	65	70	61	59	57	58	56	58	60	59	59	55	50	48	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	54	57	58	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	50	52	57	58	56	55	54	53	52	51	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	70	77	74	63	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	76	86	85	71	61	56	54	53	53	54	54	55	52	49	49	47
Wed	49	75	86	87	70	62	57	55	53	54	57	55	55	57	49	49	48
Thu	50	73	85	86	69	60	56	54	54	55	56	56	57	52	49	49	47
Fri	48	59	65	70	61	59	57	58	56	58	60	59	59	55	50	48	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	54	57	58	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	50	52	57	58	56	55	54	53	52	51	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	70	77	74	63	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	50	49	49	48
Tue	49	76	86	85	71	61	56	54	53	53	54	54	55	52	49	49	47
Wed	49	75	86	87	70	62	57	55	53	54	57	55	55	57	49	49	48
Thu	50	73	85	86	69	60	56	54	54	55	56	56	57	52	49	49	47
Fri	48	59	65	70	61	59	57	58	56	58	60	59	59	55	50	48	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	54	57	58	58	58	57	57	55	53	50	49	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	50	52	57	58	56	55	54	53	52	51	52	47