Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Placentia

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Placentia 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	45	60	70	75	64	53	53	51	52	55	62	59	61	53	45	45	44
Tue	45	62	77	82	70	56	52	51	52	56	62	61	63	56	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	87	68	54	51	51	52	55	60	62	66	58	46	44	42
Thu	45	61	69	73	62	53	52	52	55	54	60	60	65	58	46	44	43
Fri	44	55	58	63	57	52	53	54	56	57	59	59	59	53	48	44	43
Sat	43	45	45	46	47	47	48	51	51	51	51	52	49	48	46	45	42
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	49	51	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from San Bernardino to Placentia (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 87 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Placentia?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (30 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.5 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	45	60	70	75	64	53	53	51	52	55	62	59	61	53	45	45	44
Tue	45	62	77	82	70	56	52	51	52	56	62	61	63	56	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	87	68	54	51	51	52	55	60	62	66	58	46	44	42
Thu	45	61	69	73	62	53	52	52	55	54	60	60	65	58	46	44	43
Fri	44	55	58	63	57	52	53	54	56	57	59	59	59	53	48	44	43
Sat	43	45	45	46	47	47	48	51	51	51	51	52	49	48	46	45	42
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	49	51	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	60	70	75	64	53	53	51	52	55	62	59	61	53	45	45	44
Tue	45	62	77	82	70	56	52	51	52	56	62	61	63	56	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	87	68	54	51	51	52	55	60	62	66	58	46	44	42
Thu	45	61	69	73	62	53	52	52	55	54	60	60	65	58	46	44	43
Fri	44	55	58	63	57	52	53	54	56	57	59	59	59	53	48	44	43
Sat	43	45	45	46	47	47	48	51	51	51	51	52	49	48	46	45	42
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	49	51	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	60	70	75	64	53	53	51	52	55	62	59	61	53	45	45	44
Tue	45	62	77	82	70	56	52	51	52	56	62	61	63	56	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	87	68	54	51	51	52	55	60	62	66	58	46	44	42
Thu	45	61	69	73	62	53	52	52	55	54	60	60	65	58	46	44	43
Fri	44	55	58	63	57	52	53	54	56	57	59	59	59	53	48	44	43
Sat	43	45	45	46	47	47	48	51	51	51	51	52	49	48	46	45	42
Sun	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	49	51	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	43