Best Time to Drive from SNA to San Bernardino

Right now (4:18 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 61 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from SNA 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	48	50	58	58	55	55	56	57	62	70	79	82	77	68	55	53	49
Tue	48	50	61	63	57	56	56	58	62	73	82	88	78	67	57	54	50
Wed	48	51	61	63	58	56	55	59	64	75	80	86	81	73	63	56	50
Thu	48	51	61	60	57	55	55	57	61	72	82	86	82	68	65	54	50
Fri	48	50	55	57	54	55	58	64	71	78	88	87	81	67	58	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	51	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from SNA to San Bernardino (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 90 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (8 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	48	50	58	58	55	55	56	57	62	70	79	82	77	68	55	53	49
Tue	48	50	61	63	57	56	56	58	62	73	82	88	78	67	57	54	50
Wed	48	51	61	63	58	56	55	59	64	75	80	86	81	73	63	56	50
Thu	48	51	61	60	57	55	55	57	61	72	82	86	82	68	65	54	50
Fri	48	50	55	57	54	55	58	64	71	78	88	87	81	67	58	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	51	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	58	58	55	55	56	57	62	70	79	82	77	68	55	53	49
Tue	48	50	61	63	57	56	56	58	62	73	82	88	78	67	57	54	50
Wed	48	51	61	63	58	56	55	59	64	75	80	86	81	73	63	56	50
Thu	48	51	61	60	57	55	55	57	61	72	82	86	82	68	65	54	50
Fri	48	50	55	57	54	55	58	64	71	78	88	87	81	67	58	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	51	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	58	58	55	55	56	57	62	70	79	82	77	68	55	53	49
Tue	48	50	61	63	57	56	56	58	62	73	82	88	78	67	57	54	50
Wed	48	51	61	63	58	56	55	59	64	75	80	86	81	73	63	56	50
Thu	48	51	61	60	57	55	55	57	61	72	82	86	82	68	65	54	50
Fri	48	50	55	57	54	55	58	64	71	78	88	87	81	67	58	54	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	51	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	53	49