Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Whittier

Right now (9:27 am PDT): about 81 minutes via I-10 West, usually 69 at this time.

Only 30% 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.

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Bernardino to Whittier (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Whittier to San Bernardino

Freeway, about 50 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) to central Whittier (Painter Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Bernardino to Whittier 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	53	71	75	74	67	63	62	60	61	62	67	63	62	56	53	53	52
Tue	53	75	81	79	70	65	62	61	61	75	69	69	69	60	53	53	51
Wed	53	75	85	82	73	66	64	61	61	64	70	71	71	66	62	57	52
Thu	53	72	82	78	69	64	62	61	62	66	71	70	71	65	55	55	51
Fri	52	61	67	68	65	64	63	64	64	69	72	71	71	66	65	57	51
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	51

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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 51 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Whittier?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	71	75	74	67	63	62	60	61	62	67	63	62	56	53	53	52
Tue	53	75	81	79	70	65	62	61	61	75	69	69	69	60	53	53	51
Wed	53	75	85	82	73	66	64	61	61	64	70	71	71	66	62	57	52
Thu	53	72	82	78	69	64	62	61	62	66	71	70	71	65	55	55	51
Fri	52	61	67	68	65	64	63	64	64	69	72	71	71	66	65	57	51
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	71	75	74	67	63	62	60	61	62	67	63	62	56	53	53	52
Tue	53	75	81	79	70	65	62	61	61	75	69	69	69	60	53	53	51
Wed	53	75	85	82	73	66	64	61	61	64	70	71	71	66	62	57	52
Thu	53	72	82	78	69	64	62	61	62	66	71	70	71	65	55	55	51
Fri	52	61	67	68	65	64	63	64	64	69	72	71	71	66	65	57	51
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	71	75	74	67	63	62	60	61	62	67	63	62	56	53	53	52
Tue	53	75	81	79	70	65	62	61	61	75	69	69	69	60	53	53	51
Wed	53	75	85	82	73	66	64	61	61	64	70	71	71	66	62	57	52
Thu	53	72	82	78	69	64	62	61	62	66	71	70	71	65	55	55	51
Fri	52	61	67	68	65	64	63	64	64	69	72	71	71	66	65	57	51
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	53	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	51