Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Milpitas

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-880 South, usually 48 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Berkeley to Milpitas 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	38	48	68	74	67	55	52	51	50	51	55	55	57	48	41	39	39
Tue	37	51	76	90	74	59	53	50	48	50	55	60	64	55	43	40	39
Wed	37	50	77	82	70	57	53	50	49	51	54	61	66	55	43	39	39
Thu	37	49	73	85	71	58	54	50	52	54	61	68	69	59	44	39	39
Fri	38	45	54	57	56	49	51	51	54	56	62	63	63	57	48	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	54	58	60	61	57	51	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	53	54	55	55	54	51	48	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Berkeley to Milpitas (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Milpitas?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (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	38	48	68	74	67	55	52	51	50	51	55	55	57	48	41	39	39
Tue	37	51	76	90	74	59	53	50	48	50	55	60	64	55	43	40	39
Wed	37	50	77	82	70	57	53	50	49	51	54	61	66	55	43	39	39
Thu	37	49	73	85	71	58	54	50	52	54	61	68	69	59	44	39	39
Fri	38	45	54	57	56	49	51	51	54	56	62	63	63	57	48	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	54	58	60	61	57	51	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	53	54	55	55	54	51	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	68	74	67	55	52	51	50	51	55	55	57	48	41	39	39
Tue	37	51	76	90	74	59	53	50	48	50	55	60	64	55	43	40	39
Wed	37	50	77	82	70	57	53	50	49	51	54	61	66	55	43	39	39
Thu	37	49	73	85	71	58	54	50	52	54	61	68	69	59	44	39	39
Fri	38	45	54	57	56	49	51	51	54	56	62	63	63	57	48	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	54	58	60	61	57	51	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	53	54	55	55	54	51	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	68	74	67	55	52	51	50	51	55	55	57	48	41	39	39
Tue	37	51	76	90	74	59	53	50	48	50	55	60	64	55	43	40	39
Wed	37	50	77	82	70	57	53	50	49	51	54	61	66	55	43	39	39
Thu	37	49	73	85	71	58	54	50	52	54	61	68	69	59	44	39	39
Fri	38	45	54	57	56	49	51	51	54	56	62	63	63	57	48	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	54	58	60	61	57	51	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	53	54	55	55	54	51	48	40