Best Time to Drive from Vista to San Bernardino

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 73 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Vista 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	71	87	101	89	82	82	84	85	92	91	92	91	89	79	72	71	70
Tue	70	90	105	94	81	81	81	85	87	93	98	100	91	79	73	71	69
Wed	70	93	100	89	81	82	83	84	90	93	98	100	92	79	73	71	69
Thu	70	90	103	92	83	81	83	84	90	95	102	105	98	86	75	71	70
Fri	70	80	90	84	82	85	88	93	94	104	110	106	98	88	74	71	69
Sat	69	69	70	72	75	78	80	80	80	84	80	78	79	74	73	72	70
Sun	69	70	70	71	72	76	80	79	78	74	74	74	73	74	75	72	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Vista to San Bernardino (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central San Bernardino 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 Vista to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (42 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

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More drives

San Bernardino to Vista (return trip) · Vista to San Diego · Vista to Long Beach · Vista to Anaheim · Vista to Riverside · Vista to Santa Ana · Vista to Santa Monica · Vista to Chula Vista · Vista to Irvine · Vista to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	87	101	89	82	82	84	85	92	91	92	91	89	79	72	71	70
Tue	70	90	105	94	81	81	81	85	87	93	98	100	91	79	73	71	69
Wed	70	93	100	89	81	82	83	84	90	93	98	100	92	79	73	71	69
Thu	70	90	103	92	83	81	83	84	90	95	102	105	98	86	75	71	70
Fri	70	80	90	84	82	85	88	93	94	104	110	106	98	88	74	71	69
Sat	69	69	70	72	75	78	80	80	80	84	80	78	79	74	73	72	70
Sun	69	70	70	71	72	76	80	79	78	74	74	74	73	74	75	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	87	101	89	82	82	84	85	92	91	92	91	89	79	72	71	70
Tue	70	90	105	94	81	81	81	85	87	93	98	100	91	79	73	71	69
Wed	70	93	100	89	81	82	83	84	90	93	98	100	92	79	73	71	69
Thu	70	90	103	92	83	81	83	84	90	95	102	105	98	86	75	71	70
Fri	70	80	90	84	82	85	88	93	94	104	110	106	98	88	74	71	69
Sat	69	69	70	72	75	78	80	80	80	84	80	78	79	74	73	72	70
Sun	69	70	70	71	72	76	80	79	78	74	74	74	73	74	75	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	87	101	89	82	82	84	85	92	91	92	91	89	79	72	71	70
Tue	70	90	105	94	81	81	81	85	87	93	98	100	91	79	73	71	69
Wed	70	93	100	89	81	82	83	84	90	93	98	100	92	79	73	71	69
Thu	70	90	103	92	83	81	83	84	90	95	102	105	98	86	75	71	70
Fri	70	80	90	84	82	85	88	93	94	104	110	106	98	88	74	71	69
Sat	69	69	70	72	75	78	80	80	80	84	80	78	79	74	73	72	70
Sun	69	70	70	71	72	76	80	79	78	74	74	74	73	74	75	72	69