Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to Palo Alto

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 74 minutes via I-680 South.

Only 42% 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 Brentwood to Palo Alto 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	76	81	91	95	91	85	82	83	82	82	93	127	120	107	76	75	75
Tue	75	82	92	100	97	89	83	82	81	83	103	129	124	112	80	75	74
Wed	76	82	92	99	96	88	84	81	81	84	96	133	127	118	92	75	74
Thu	76	82	93	99	96	88	82	80	81	83	96	115	121	114	89	78	76
Fri	75	81	87	86	86	83	83	81	85	104	131	141	126	104	80	79	77
Sat	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	79	77	76	74
Sun	75	75	74	75	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Brentwood to Palo Alto (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (46 to 103 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood to central Palo Alto 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 Brentwood to Palo Alto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to Palo Alto?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 74 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	81	91	95	91	85	82	83	82	82	93	127	120	107	76	75	75
Tue	75	82	92	100	97	89	83	82	81	83	103	129	124	112	80	75	74
Wed	76	82	92	99	96	88	84	81	81	84	96	133	127	118	92	75	74
Thu	76	82	93	99	96	88	82	80	81	83	96	115	121	114	89	78	76
Fri	75	81	87	86	86	83	83	81	85	104	131	141	126	104	80	79	77
Sat	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	79	77	76	74
Sun	75	75	74	75	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	81	91	95	91	85	82	83	82	82	93	127	120	107	76	75	75
Tue	75	82	92	100	97	89	83	82	81	83	103	129	124	112	80	75	74
Wed	76	82	92	99	96	88	84	81	81	84	96	133	127	118	92	75	74
Thu	76	82	93	99	96	88	82	80	81	83	96	115	121	114	89	78	76
Fri	75	81	87	86	86	83	83	81	85	104	131	141	126	104	80	79	77
Sat	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	79	77	76	74
Sun	75	75	74	75	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	81	91	95	91	85	82	83	82	82	93	127	120	107	76	75	75
Tue	75	82	92	100	97	89	83	82	81	83	103	129	124	112	80	75	74
Wed	76	82	92	99	96	88	84	81	81	84	96	133	127	118	92	75	74
Thu	76	82	93	99	96	88	82	80	81	83	96	115	121	114	89	78	76
Fri	75	81	87	86	86	83	83	81	85	104	131	141	126	104	80	79	77
Sat	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	79	77	76	74
Sun	75	75	74	75	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	75