Best Time to Drive from Whittier to San Bernardino

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 84 minutes via I-10 East, usually 98 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Whittier 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	50	53	56	61	60	61	62	62	65	71	97	98	88	81	69	58	52
Tue	51	53	57	64	59	60	60	61	65	77	97	99	92	80	73	60	51
Wed	50	53	56	64	59	60	60	62	65	75	98	100	89	77	73	59	52
Thu	51	53	56	62	59	59	61	62	68	83	97	96	88	78	68	59	52
Fri	51	53	56	62	60	62	63	69	79	91	104	102	89	82	78	66	55
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	58	61	64	67	68	66	59	56	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Whittier to San Bernardino (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier to San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (24 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	61	60	61	62	62	65	71	97	98	88	81	69	58	52
Tue	51	53	57	64	59	60	60	61	65	77	97	99	92	80	73	60	51
Wed	50	53	56	64	59	60	60	62	65	75	98	100	89	77	73	59	52
Thu	51	53	56	62	59	59	61	62	68	83	97	96	88	78	68	59	52
Fri	51	53	56	62	60	62	63	69	79	91	104	102	89	82	78	66	55
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	58	61	64	67	68	66	59	56	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	61	60	61	62	62	65	71	97	98	88	81	69	58	52
Tue	51	53	57	64	59	60	60	61	65	77	97	99	92	80	73	60	51
Wed	50	53	56	64	59	60	60	62	65	75	98	100	89	77	73	59	52
Thu	51	53	56	62	59	59	61	62	68	83	97	96	88	78	68	59	52
Fri	51	53	56	62	60	62	63	69	79	91	104	102	89	82	78	66	55
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	58	61	64	67	68	66	59	56	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	61	60	61	62	62	65	71	97	98	88	81	69	58	52
Tue	51	53	57	64	59	60	60	61	65	77	97	99	92	80	73	60	51
Wed	50	53	56	64	59	60	60	62	65	75	98	100	89	77	73	59	52
Thu	51	53	56	62	59	59	61	62	68	83	97	96	88	78	68	59	52
Fri	51	53	56	62	60	62	63	69	79	91	104	102	89	82	78	66	55
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	58	61	64	67	68	66	59	56	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	51