Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Saratoga

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 53 minutes via US-101 South and I-80 West.

Only 79% 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 Saratoga 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	59	74	89	80	68	65	63	63	67	77	79	77	66	59	56	54
Tue	53	59	80	101	88	75	68	63	62	69	86	95	90	76	61	56	54
Wed	53	58	79	95	86	72	71	65	63	69	88	100	95	78	61	56	54
Thu	53	59	79	94	85	74	70	65	64	72	88	98	95	80	63	56	55
Fri	53	57	65	70	69	64	65	65	68	73	84	81	81	76	67	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	56	59	66	73	74	73	74	75	77	76	68	60	56
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	63	68	72	74	75	74	73	72	67	64	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Berkeley to Saratoga (via US-101 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Saratoga 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 Saratoga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Saratoga?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (10 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	59	74	89	80	68	65	63	63	67	77	79	77	66	59	56	54
Tue	53	59	80	101	88	75	68	63	62	69	86	95	90	76	61	56	54
Wed	53	58	79	95	86	72	71	65	63	69	88	100	95	78	61	56	54
Thu	53	59	79	94	85	74	70	65	64	72	88	98	95	80	63	56	55
Fri	53	57	65	70	69	64	65	65	68	73	84	81	81	76	67	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	56	59	66	73	74	73	74	75	77	76	68	60	56
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	63	68	72	74	75	74	73	72	67	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	74	89	80	68	65	63	63	67	77	79	77	66	59	56	54
Tue	53	59	80	101	88	75	68	63	62	69	86	95	90	76	61	56	54
Wed	53	58	79	95	86	72	71	65	63	69	88	100	95	78	61	56	54
Thu	53	59	79	94	85	74	70	65	64	72	88	98	95	80	63	56	55
Fri	53	57	65	70	69	64	65	65	68	73	84	81	81	76	67	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	56	59	66	73	74	73	74	75	77	76	68	60	56
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	63	68	72	74	75	74	73	72	67	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	74	89	80	68	65	63	63	67	77	79	77	66	59	56	54
Tue	53	59	80	101	88	75	68	63	62	69	86	95	90	76	61	56	54
Wed	53	58	79	95	86	72	71	65	63	69	88	100	95	78	61	56	54
Thu	53	59	79	94	85	74	70	65	64	72	88	98	95	80	63	56	55
Fri	53	57	65	70	69	64	65	65	68	73	84	81	81	76	67	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	56	59	66	73	74	73	74	75	77	76	68	60	56
Sun	54	53	53	54	55	56	63	68	72	74	75	74	73	72	67	64	55