Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to San Clemente

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 28% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from San Bernardino to San Clemente (via SR-91 West and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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