Best Time to Drive from Temecula to San Bernardino

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 57 minutes via I-215 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Temecula 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	45	54	68	66	56	55	55	57	62	64	63	67	61	54	48	47	46
Tue	45	56	76	71	58	54	55	57	59	62	68	70	65	55	48	46	45
Wed	44	56	75	68	56	54	55	55	60	62	70	69	66	56	48	46	45
Thu	45	56	75	67	59	55	55	57	60	64	70	68	66	57	50	48	45
Fri	45	51	61	58	56	56	59	60	65	70	72	72	67	60	51	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	53	53	53	54	56	52	52	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	52	51	50	48	48	49	47	48	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Temecula to San Bernardino (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula 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 Temecula to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (42 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

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	45	54	68	66	56	55	55	57	62	64	63	67	61	54	48	47	46
Tue	45	56	76	71	58	54	55	57	59	62	68	70	65	55	48	46	45
Wed	44	56	75	68	56	54	55	55	60	62	70	69	66	56	48	46	45
Thu	45	56	75	67	59	55	55	57	60	64	70	68	66	57	50	48	45
Fri	45	51	61	58	56	56	59	60	65	70	72	72	67	60	51	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	53	53	53	54	56	52	52	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	52	51	50	48	48	49	47	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	68	66	56	55	55	57	62	64	63	67	61	54	48	47	46
Tue	45	56	76	71	58	54	55	57	59	62	68	70	65	55	48	46	45
Wed	44	56	75	68	56	54	55	55	60	62	70	69	66	56	48	46	45
Thu	45	56	75	67	59	55	55	57	60	64	70	68	66	57	50	48	45
Fri	45	51	61	58	56	56	59	60	65	70	72	72	67	60	51	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	53	53	53	54	56	52	52	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	52	51	50	48	48	49	47	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	68	66	56	55	55	57	62	64	63	67	61	54	48	47	46
Tue	45	56	76	71	58	54	55	57	59	62	68	70	65	55	48	46	45
Wed	44	56	75	68	56	54	55	55	60	62	70	69	66	56	48	46	45
Thu	45	56	75	67	59	55	55	57	60	64	70	68	66	57	50	48	45
Fri	45	51	61	58	56	56	59	60	65	70	72	72	67	60	51	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	53	53	53	54	56	52	52	50	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	52	51	50	48	48	49	47	48	47	44