Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Milpitas

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-880 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 54% 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 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	47	69	76	69	56	51	50	49	51	56	56	59	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	50	75	88	73	59	53	49	48	50	56	62	64	56	44	40	39
Wed	37	49	76	83	70	57	53	50	49	52	56	64	67	59	44	39	39
Thu	37	49	74	85	72	59	54	50	52	54	64	68	71	59	46	40	39
Fri	38	45	54	58	57	49	51	52	55	58	63	64	65	59	50	43	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	55	58	60	61	57	50	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	54	56	55	57	56	52	49	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 88 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 88 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 88 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	47	69	76	69	56	51	50	49	51	56	56	59	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	50	75	88	73	59	53	49	48	50	56	62	64	56	44	40	39
Wed	37	49	76	83	70	57	53	50	49	52	56	64	67	59	44	39	39
Thu	37	49	74	85	72	59	54	50	52	54	64	68	71	59	46	40	39
Fri	38	45	54	58	57	49	51	52	55	58	63	64	65	59	50	43	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	55	58	60	61	57	50	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	54	56	55	57	56	52	49	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	47	69	76	69	56	51	50	49	51	56	56	59	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	50	75	88	73	59	53	49	48	50	56	62	64	56	44	40	39
Wed	37	49	76	83	70	57	53	50	49	52	56	64	67	59	44	39	39
Thu	37	49	74	85	72	59	54	50	52	54	64	68	71	59	46	40	39
Fri	38	45	54	58	57	49	51	52	55	58	63	64	65	59	50	43	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	55	58	60	61	57	50	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	54	56	55	57	56	52	49	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	47	69	76	69	56	51	50	49	51	56	56	59	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	50	75	88	73	59	53	49	48	50	56	62	64	56	44	40	39
Wed	37	49	76	83	70	57	53	50	49	52	56	64	67	59	44	39	39
Thu	37	49	74	85	72	59	54	50	52	54	64	68	71	59	46	40	39
Fri	38	45	54	58	57	49	51	52	55	58	63	64	65	59	50	43	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	44	50	53	54	55	58	60	61	57	50	45	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	41	47	51	53	54	56	55	57	56	52	49	40