Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Cupertino

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-280 South and I-80 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Berkeley to Cupertino 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	53	57	67	81	76	66	64	61	62	61	68	64	66	62	56	54	53
Tue	52	57	71	84	80	72	67	62	61	61	69	72	74	67	57	55	53
Wed	52	56	70	85	83	71	70	68	63	67	74	80	79	72	59	54	53
Thu	52	57	70	81	78	71	68	63	61	63	75	77	88	74	62	55	53
Fri	52	55	63	65	66	62	61	62	65	67	74	73	77	73	65	57	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	55	57	65	72	71	70	71	70	71	72	64	59	56
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	68	72	71	70	70	69	64	62	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Berkeley to Cupertino (via I-280 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Cupertino 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 Berkeley to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Cupertino?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Cupertino?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 South in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	67	81	76	66	64	61	62	61	68	64	66	62	56	54	53
Tue	52	57	71	84	80	72	67	62	61	61	69	72	74	67	57	55	53
Wed	52	56	70	85	83	71	70	68	63	67	74	80	79	72	59	54	53
Thu	52	57	70	81	78	71	68	63	61	63	75	77	88	74	62	55	53
Fri	52	55	63	65	66	62	61	62	65	67	74	73	77	73	65	57	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	55	57	65	72	71	70	71	70	71	72	64	59	56
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	68	72	71	70	70	69	64	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	67	81	76	66	64	61	62	61	68	64	66	62	56	54	53
Tue	52	57	71	84	80	72	67	62	61	61	69	72	74	67	57	55	53
Wed	52	56	70	85	83	71	70	68	63	67	74	80	79	72	59	54	53
Thu	52	57	70	81	78	71	68	63	61	63	75	77	88	74	62	55	53
Fri	52	55	63	65	66	62	61	62	65	67	74	73	77	73	65	57	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	55	57	65	72	71	70	71	70	71	72	64	59	56
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	68	72	71	70	70	69	64	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	67	81	76	66	64	61	62	61	68	64	66	62	56	54	53
Tue	52	57	71	84	80	72	67	62	61	61	69	72	74	67	57	55	53
Wed	52	56	70	85	83	71	70	68	63	67	74	80	79	72	59	54	53
Thu	52	57	70	81	78	71	68	63	61	63	75	77	88	74	62	55	53
Fri	52	55	63	65	66	62	61	62	65	67	74	73	77	73	65	57	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	55	57	65	72	71	70	71	70	71	72	64	59	56
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	61	65	68	72	71	70	70	69	64	62	55