Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to Santa Clara

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-680 South and I-880 South and I-580 East, usually 71 at this time.

Only 36% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Brentwood to Santa Clara (via I-680 South and I-880 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (47 to 106 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood to central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to Santa Clara?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 69 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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