Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to San Diego

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-15 South and I-215 South, usually 96 at this time.

Only 50% 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 San Diego 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	101	121	129	121	111	107	105	105	107	111	114	110	111	103	97	97	96
Tue	99	132	139	126	112	105	104	104	105	111	115	116	112	103	98	96	95
Wed	98	128	134	131	114	105	104	104	105	110	117	119	116	107	98	96	95
Thu	99	131	136	131	114	104	104	104	106	111	121	120	115	107	99	97	96
Fri	97	108	112	115	111	106	106	108	111	117	119	115	112	106	102	97	96
Sat	96	97	97	98	100	103	108	111	111	109	107	104	101	100	99	97	97
Sun	96	95	97	97	98	99	101	104	104	102	102	100	99	100	100	100	96

About this drive

On weekdays the 108-mile drive from San Bernardino to San Diego (via I-15 South and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 105 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 downtown San Diego 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 Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 108-mile drive usually takes 95 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to San Diego?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (43 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	101	121	129	121	111	107	105	105	107	111	114	110	111	103	97	97	96
Tue	99	132	139	126	112	105	104	104	105	111	115	116	112	103	98	96	95
Wed	98	128	134	131	114	105	104	104	105	110	117	119	116	107	98	96	95
Thu	99	131	136	131	114	104	104	104	106	111	121	120	115	107	99	97	96
Fri	97	108	112	115	111	106	106	108	111	117	119	115	112	106	102	97	96
Sat	96	97	97	98	100	103	108	111	111	109	107	104	101	100	99	97	97
Sun	96	95	97	97	98	99	101	104	104	102	102	100	99	100	100	100	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	121	129	121	111	107	105	105	107	111	114	110	111	103	97	97	96
Tue	99	132	139	126	112	105	104	104	105	111	115	116	112	103	98	96	95
Wed	98	128	134	131	114	105	104	104	105	110	117	119	116	107	98	96	95
Thu	99	131	136	131	114	104	104	104	106	111	121	120	115	107	99	97	96
Fri	97	108	112	115	111	106	106	108	111	117	119	115	112	106	102	97	96
Sat	96	97	97	98	100	103	108	111	111	109	107	104	101	100	99	97	97
Sun	96	95	97	97	98	99	101	104	104	102	102	100	99	100	100	100	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	121	129	121	111	107	105	105	107	111	114	110	111	103	97	97	96
Tue	99	132	139	126	112	105	104	104	105	111	115	116	112	103	98	96	95
Wed	98	128	134	131	114	105	104	104	105	110	117	119	116	107	98	96	95
Thu	99	131	136	131	114	104	104	104	106	111	121	120	115	107	99	97	96
Fri	97	108	112	115	111	106	106	108	111	117	119	115	112	106	102	97	96
Sat	96	97	97	98	100	103	108	111	111	109	107	104	101	100	99	97	97
Sun	96	95	97	97	98	99	101	104	104	102	102	100	99	100	100	100	96