Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Whittier

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 68 minutes via I-10 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 27% 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 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	54	85	84	81	72	67	63	61	59	58	60	58	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	52	87	89	83	68	67	61	60	59	60	59	60	62	60	55	55	51
Wed	53	86	91	86	78	68	66	61	60	59	61	61	68	74	71	61	51
Thu	53	86	86	80	72	66	62	59	60	61	61	62	64	63	58	57	51
Fri	53	66	68	68	66	64	62	61	60	63	64	59	63	72	76	63	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	56	57	66	60	56	57	56	57	56	53	52	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	57	56	56	54	55	56	58	61	63	51

About this drive

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 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 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 Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 92 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 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Whittier?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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)

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	54	85	84	81	72	67	63	61	59	58	60	58	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	52	87	89	83	68	67	61	60	59	60	59	60	62	60	55	55	51
Wed	53	86	91	86	78	68	66	61	60	59	61	61	68	74	71	61	51
Thu	53	86	86	80	72	66	62	59	60	61	61	62	64	63	58	57	51
Fri	53	66	68	68	66	64	62	61	60	63	64	59	63	72	76	63	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	56	57	66	60	56	57	56	57	56	53	52	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	57	56	56	54	55	56	58	61	63	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	85	84	81	72	67	63	61	59	58	60	58	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	52	87	89	83	68	67	61	60	59	60	59	60	62	60	55	55	51
Wed	53	86	91	86	78	68	66	61	60	59	61	61	68	74	71	61	51
Thu	53	86	86	80	72	66	62	59	60	61	61	62	64	63	58	57	51
Fri	53	66	68	68	66	64	62	61	60	63	64	59	63	72	76	63	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	56	57	66	60	56	57	56	57	56	53	52	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	57	56	56	54	55	56	58	61	63	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	85	84	81	72	67	63	61	59	58	60	58	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	52	87	89	83	68	67	61	60	59	60	59	60	62	60	55	55	51
Wed	53	86	91	86	78	68	66	61	60	59	61	61	68	74	71	61	51
Thu	53	86	86	80	72	66	62	59	60	61	61	62	64	63	58	57	51
Fri	53	66	68	68	66	64	62	61	60	63	64	59	63	72	76	63	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	55	56	57	66	60	56	57	56	57	56	53	52	51
Sun	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	57	56	56	54	55	56	58	61	63	51