Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Venice to Big Bear Lake
Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 174 minutes via I-10 East, usually 160 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 121 | 124 | 128 | 132 | 131 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 142 | 180 | 221 | 211 | 207 | 175 | 145 | 128 | 120 |
| Tue | 121 | 124 | 129 | 133 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 140 | 199 | 228 | 219 | 208 | 188 | 160 | 132 | 120 |
| Wed | 120 | 124 | 128 | 133 | 130 | 133 | 133 | 135 | 142 | 177 | 231 | 216 | 205 | 186 | 160 | 138 | 120 |
| Thu | 120 | 123 | 129 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 144 | 188 | 229 | 219 | 203 | 183 | 162 | 141 | 122 |
| Fri | 121 | 123 | 129 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 137 | 146 | 175 | 219 | 223 | 209 | 197 | 166 | 145 | 135 | 122 |
| Sat | 120 | 122 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 128 | 129 | 131 | 137 | 147 | 143 | 142 | 137 | 132 | 127 | 126 | 120 |
| Sun | 120 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 126 | 125 | 121 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 116-mile drive from Venice to Big Bear Lake (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 120 minutes and up to 234 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 150 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (152 minutes).
About 83 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (47 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Venice to central Big Bear Lake 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 Venice to Big Bear Lake?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 120 minutes then, versus up to 234 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Venice to Big Bear Lake?
The 116-mile drive usually takes 120 to 234 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 150 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Venice to Big Bear Lake?
Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 234 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-10 East in Los Angeles (48 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)
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