Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Vista

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Vista 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	86	91	93	82	77	78	78	80	82	86	85	90	78	71	71	69
Tue	71	92	95	101	87	78	78	78	78	81	88	90	91	79	71	70	69
Wed	71	91	96	104	87	79	78	77	78	81	85	90	94	81	72	70	69
Thu	72	93	94	101	88	77	78	77	80	81	93	91	94	83	72	71	69
Fri	69	77	83	91	83	78	80	82	84	85	89	89	87	77	73	70	70
Sat	69	70	70	72	75	82	91	93	94	87	81	79	76	74	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	72	72	74	77	80	79	77	75	74	73	74	73	73	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from San Bernardino to Vista (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 104 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 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 to central Vista 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 Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Vista?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (43 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 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	73	86	91	93	82	77	78	78	80	82	86	85	90	78	71	71	69
Tue	71	92	95	101	87	78	78	78	78	81	88	90	91	79	71	70	69
Wed	71	91	96	104	87	79	78	77	78	81	85	90	94	81	72	70	69
Thu	72	93	94	101	88	77	78	77	80	81	93	91	94	83	72	71	69
Fri	69	77	83	91	83	78	80	82	84	85	89	89	87	77	73	70	70
Sat	69	70	70	72	75	82	91	93	94	87	81	79	76	74	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	72	72	74	77	80	79	77	75	74	73	74	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	91	93	82	77	78	78	80	82	86	85	90	78	71	71	69
Tue	71	92	95	101	87	78	78	78	78	81	88	90	91	79	71	70	69
Wed	71	91	96	104	87	79	78	77	78	81	85	90	94	81	72	70	69
Thu	72	93	94	101	88	77	78	77	80	81	93	91	94	83	72	71	69
Fri	69	77	83	91	83	78	80	82	84	85	89	89	87	77	73	70	70
Sat	69	70	70	72	75	82	91	93	94	87	81	79	76	74	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	72	72	74	77	80	79	77	75	74	73	74	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	91	93	82	77	78	78	80	82	86	85	90	78	71	71	69
Tue	71	92	95	101	87	78	78	78	78	81	88	90	91	79	71	70	69
Wed	71	91	96	104	87	79	78	77	78	81	85	90	94	81	72	70	69
Thu	72	93	94	101	88	77	78	77	80	81	93	91	94	83	72	71	69
Fri	69	77	83	91	83	78	80	82	84	85	89	89	87	77	73	70	70
Sat	69	70	70	72	75	82	91	93	94	87	81	79	76	74	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	70	72	72	74	77	80	79	77	75	74	73	74	73	73	70