Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Santa Monica

Right now (9:06 am PST): about 94 minutes via I-10 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 22% 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	73	102	104	96	90	84	82	80	79	77	76	74	75	73	72	72	72
Tue	73	109	111	103	90	86	82	79	78	77	75	74	77	73	73	73	71
Wed	74	102	110	103	91	86	83	78	78	76	76	75	79	87	88	78	70
Thu	73	99	104	96	89	85	82	79	78	79	76	74	76	75	75	76	70
Fri	72	83	88	86	84	82	81	78	79	77	77	74	78	84	83	82	69
Sat	69	72	72	73	75	76	78	79	78	77	78	77	80	80	78	76	68
Sun	69	69	70	71	73	73	74	76	76	76	74	75	74	78	79	80	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from San Bernardino to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (80 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 (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), 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 69 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	102	104	96	90	84	82	80	79	77	76	74	75	73	72	72	72
Tue	73	109	111	103	90	86	82	79	78	77	75	74	77	73	73	73	71
Wed	74	102	110	103	91	86	83	78	78	76	76	75	79	87	88	78	70
Thu	73	99	104	96	89	85	82	79	78	79	76	74	76	75	75	76	70
Fri	72	83	88	86	84	82	81	78	79	77	77	74	78	84	83	82	69
Sat	69	72	72	73	75	76	78	79	78	77	78	77	80	80	78	76	68
Sun	69	69	70	71	73	73	74	76	76	76	74	75	74	78	79	80	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	102	104	96	90	84	82	80	79	77	76	74	75	73	72	72	72
Tue	73	109	111	103	90	86	82	79	78	77	75	74	77	73	73	73	71
Wed	74	102	110	103	91	86	83	78	78	76	76	75	79	87	88	78	70
Thu	73	99	104	96	89	85	82	79	78	79	76	74	76	75	75	76	70
Fri	72	83	88	86	84	82	81	78	79	77	77	74	78	84	83	82	69
Sat	69	72	72	73	75	76	78	79	78	77	78	77	80	80	78	76	68
Sun	69	69	70	71	73	73	74	76	76	76	74	75	74	78	79	80	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	102	104	96	90	84	82	80	79	77	76	74	75	73	72	72	72
Tue	73	109	111	103	90	86	82	79	78	77	75	74	77	73	73	73	71
Wed	74	102	110	103	91	86	83	78	78	76	76	75	79	87	88	78	70
Thu	73	99	104	96	89	85	82	79	78	79	76	74	76	75	75	76	70
Fri	72	83	88	86	84	82	81	78	79	77	77	74	78	84	83	82	69
Sat	69	72	72	73	75	76	78	79	78	77	78	77	80	80	78	76	68
Sun	69	69	70	71	73	73	74	76	76	76	74	75	74	78	79	80	69