Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Van Nuys

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 89 minutes via I-210 West, usually 98 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Van Nuys 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	67	96	111	110	97	86	81	79	81	85	92	90	89	80	71	69	67
Tue	67	104	121	123	102	88	82	78	79	89	90	94	89	83	72	69	66
Wed	67	102	118	118	97	85	82	79	80	86	96	98	92	87	74	70	67
Thu	68	96	114	114	96	86	81	78	81	90	97	97	95	87	74	70	67
Fri	67	82	90	91	87	88	87	89	94	98	102	105	100	88	74	68	67
Sat	67	68	68	69	72	77	84	86	85	89	83	84	82	79	73	69	67
Sun	66	66	67	67	70	70	73	79	82	83	86	82	83	77	74	72	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from San Bernardino to Van Nuys (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 19 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 central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Van Nuys?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 66 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 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	67	96	111	110	97	86	81	79	81	85	92	90	89	80	71	69	67
Tue	67	104	121	123	102	88	82	78	79	89	90	94	89	83	72	69	66
Wed	67	102	118	118	97	85	82	79	80	86	96	98	92	87	74	70	67
Thu	68	96	114	114	96	86	81	78	81	90	97	97	95	87	74	70	67
Fri	67	82	90	91	87	88	87	89	94	98	102	105	100	88	74	68	67
Sat	67	68	68	69	72	77	84	86	85	89	83	84	82	79	73	69	67
Sun	66	66	67	67	70	70	73	79	82	83	86	82	83	77	74	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	96	111	110	97	86	81	79	81	85	92	90	89	80	71	69	67
Tue	67	104	121	123	102	88	82	78	79	89	90	94	89	83	72	69	66
Wed	67	102	118	118	97	85	82	79	80	86	96	98	92	87	74	70	67
Thu	68	96	114	114	96	86	81	78	81	90	97	97	95	87	74	70	67
Fri	67	82	90	91	87	88	87	89	94	98	102	105	100	88	74	68	67
Sat	67	68	68	69	72	77	84	86	85	89	83	84	82	79	73	69	67
Sun	66	66	67	67	70	70	73	79	82	83	86	82	83	77	74	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	96	111	110	97	86	81	79	81	85	92	90	89	80	71	69	67
Tue	67	104	121	123	102	88	82	78	79	89	90	94	89	83	72	69	66
Wed	67	102	118	118	97	85	82	79	80	86	96	98	92	87	74	70	67
Thu	68	96	114	114	96	86	81	78	81	90	97	97	95	87	74	70	67
Fri	67	82	90	91	87	88	87	89	94	98	102	105	100	88	74	68	67
Sat	67	68	68	69	72	77	84	86	85	89	83	84	82	79	73	69	67
Sun	66	66	67	67	70	70	73	79	82	83	86	82	83	77	74	72	67