Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to San Bernardino

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Santa Ana to San Bernardino 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	46	48	57	57	54	52	53	54	59	62	69	74	71	61	53	50	47
Tue	46	48	60	60	56	53	53	54	56	63	73	77	74	64	55	52	48
Wed	46	49	61	62	56	54	53	55	57	64	71	75	72	62	55	52	48
Thu	46	49	60	59	56	54	53	55	59	64	72	77	75	64	57	51	48
Fri	46	48	54	56	53	53	55	58	64	71	81	80	74	65	56	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	54	54	52	51	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Santa Ana to San Bernardino (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) to central San Bernardino (West 5th 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 Santa Ana to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	46	48	57	57	54	52	53	54	59	62	69	74	71	61	53	50	47
Tue	46	48	60	60	56	53	53	54	56	63	73	77	74	64	55	52	48
Wed	46	49	61	62	56	54	53	55	57	64	71	75	72	62	55	52	48
Thu	46	49	60	59	56	54	53	55	59	64	72	77	75	64	57	51	48
Fri	46	48	54	56	53	53	55	58	64	71	81	80	74	65	56	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	54	54	52	51	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	57	57	54	52	53	54	59	62	69	74	71	61	53	50	47
Tue	46	48	60	60	56	53	53	54	56	63	73	77	74	64	55	52	48
Wed	46	49	61	62	56	54	53	55	57	64	71	75	72	62	55	52	48
Thu	46	49	60	59	56	54	53	55	59	64	72	77	75	64	57	51	48
Fri	46	48	54	56	53	53	55	58	64	71	81	80	74	65	56	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	54	54	52	51	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	57	57	54	52	53	54	59	62	69	74	71	61	53	50	47
Tue	46	48	60	60	56	53	53	54	56	63	73	77	74	64	55	52	48
Wed	46	49	61	62	56	54	53	55	57	64	71	75	72	62	55	52	48
Thu	46	49	60	59	56	54	53	55	59	64	72	77	75	64	57	51	48
Fri	46	48	54	56	53	53	55	58	64	71	81	80	74	65	56	52	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	54	54	52	51	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	51	47