Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to San Bernardino

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 77 minutes via I-210 East, usually 80 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Van Nuys 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	66	68	70	76	78	75	76	79	87	107	129	137	125	103	82	70	67
Tue	66	68	72	77	80	77	78	79	87	115	140	148	134	111	89	74	66
Wed	66	68	72	78	80	80	80	82	88	118	145	145	131	108	90	76	68
Thu	67	68	72	78	81	78	78	83	92	124	144	144	129	110	93	78	67
Fri	67	69	71	79	81	77	84	97	121	148	153	145	126	107	92	81	69
Sat	67	67	68	69	70	74	80	85	90	95	100	98	94	85	78	72	67
Sun	67	67	66	67	68	69	71	76	79	81	76	78	75	72	73	72	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Van Nuys to San Bernardino (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to San Bernardino?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 66 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 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	66	68	70	76	78	75	76	79	87	107	129	137	125	103	82	70	67
Tue	66	68	72	77	80	77	78	79	87	115	140	148	134	111	89	74	66
Wed	66	68	72	78	80	80	80	82	88	118	145	145	131	108	90	76	68
Thu	67	68	72	78	81	78	78	83	92	124	144	144	129	110	93	78	67
Fri	67	69	71	79	81	77	84	97	121	148	153	145	126	107	92	81	69
Sat	67	67	68	69	70	74	80	85	90	95	100	98	94	85	78	72	67
Sun	67	67	66	67	68	69	71	76	79	81	76	78	75	72	73	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	70	76	78	75	76	79	87	107	129	137	125	103	82	70	67
Tue	66	68	72	77	80	77	78	79	87	115	140	148	134	111	89	74	66
Wed	66	68	72	78	80	80	80	82	88	118	145	145	131	108	90	76	68
Thu	67	68	72	78	81	78	78	83	92	124	144	144	129	110	93	78	67
Fri	67	69	71	79	81	77	84	97	121	148	153	145	126	107	92	81	69
Sat	67	67	68	69	70	74	80	85	90	95	100	98	94	85	78	72	67
Sun	67	67	66	67	68	69	71	76	79	81	76	78	75	72	73	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	70	76	78	75	76	79	87	107	129	137	125	103	82	70	67
Tue	66	68	72	77	80	77	78	79	87	115	140	148	134	111	89	74	66
Wed	66	68	72	78	80	80	80	82	88	118	145	145	131	108	90	76	68
Thu	67	68	72	78	81	78	78	83	92	124	144	144	129	110	93	78	67
Fri	67	69	71	79	81	77	84	97	121	148	153	145	126	107	92	81	69
Sat	67	67	68	69	70	74	80	85	90	95	100	98	94	85	78	72	67
Sun	67	67	66	67	68	69	71	76	79	81	76	78	75	72	73	72	67