Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Santa Monica

Right now (7:05 am PDT): about 72 minutes via I-10 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Santa Monica 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	71	100	105	98	88	83	81	78	77	75	77	74	77	73	71	71	69
Tue	71	108	110	104	87	84	80	78	76	77	76	75	78	75	72	71	68
Wed	72	102	114	107	94	87	85	79	78	76	77	76	82	90	88	77	68
Thu	72	99	108	101	90	85	81	78	77	79	79	77	80	80	75	74	68
Fri	70	82	88	87	82	81	79	78	78	79	80	76	78	88	93	79	68
Sat	68	71	72	73	75	77	79	84	79	77	77	74	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	69	69	69	71	72	73	74	76	76	75	73	74	73	76	79	81	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from San Bernardino to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) to downtown Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Santa Monica?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 68 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (43 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Monica to San Bernardino (return trip) · San Bernardino to Los Angeles · San Bernardino to Pasadena · San Bernardino to Long Beach · San Bernardino to West Covina · San Bernardino to Burbank · San Bernardino to Glendale · San Bernardino to Van Nuys · San Bernardino to Torrance · San Bernardino to LAX · San Bernardino to Hollywood · San Bernardino to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	105	98	88	83	81	78	77	75	77	74	77	73	71	71	69
Tue	71	108	110	104	87	84	80	78	76	77	76	75	78	75	72	71	68
Wed	72	102	114	107	94	87	85	79	78	76	77	76	82	90	88	77	68
Thu	72	99	108	101	90	85	81	78	77	79	79	77	80	80	75	74	68
Fri	70	82	88	87	82	81	79	78	78	79	80	76	78	88	93	79	68
Sat	68	71	72	73	75	77	79	84	79	77	77	74	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	69	69	69	71	72	73	74	76	76	75	73	74	73	76	79	81	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	105	98	88	83	81	78	77	75	77	74	77	73	71	71	69
Tue	71	108	110	104	87	84	80	78	76	77	76	75	78	75	72	71	68
Wed	72	102	114	107	94	87	85	79	78	76	77	76	82	90	88	77	68
Thu	72	99	108	101	90	85	81	78	77	79	79	77	80	80	75	74	68
Fri	70	82	88	87	82	81	79	78	78	79	80	76	78	88	93	79	68
Sat	68	71	72	73	75	77	79	84	79	77	77	74	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	69	69	69	71	72	73	74	76	76	75	73	74	73	76	79	81	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	105	98	88	83	81	78	77	75	77	74	77	73	71	71	69
Tue	71	108	110	104	87	84	80	78	76	77	76	75	78	75	72	71	68
Wed	72	102	114	107	94	87	85	79	78	76	77	76	82	90	88	77	68
Thu	72	99	108	101	90	85	81	78	77	79	79	77	80	80	75	74	68
Fri	70	82	88	87	82	81	79	78	78	79	80	76	78	88	93	79	68
Sat	68	71	72	73	75	77	79	84	79	77	77	74	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	69	69	69	71	72	73	74	76	76	75	73	74	73	76	79	81	67