Best Time to Drive from Campbell to Berkeley

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-880 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Campbell to Berkeley 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	48	51	55	62	62	57	57	57	58	67	78	84	83	69	56	51	49
Tue	48	51	57	66	65	58	56	56	58	67	82	98	96	81	66	54	49
Wed	48	51	56	66	66	58	57	57	59	68	82	101	95	80	65	54	49
Thu	48	51	56	66	65	58	56	57	58	68	87	102	98	80	65	54	49
Fri	48	51	54	57	57	56	57	59	64	78	90	100	87	74	62	54	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	50	54	58	61	62	66	67	66	65	61	57	54	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	52	54	57	59	60	61	60	58	59	56	54	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Campbell to Berkeley (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell to central Berkeley 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 Campbell to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to Berkeley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	55	62	62	57	57	57	58	67	78	84	83	69	56	51	49
Tue	48	51	57	66	65	58	56	56	58	67	82	98	96	81	66	54	49
Wed	48	51	56	66	66	58	57	57	59	68	82	101	95	80	65	54	49
Thu	48	51	56	66	65	58	56	57	58	68	87	102	98	80	65	54	49
Fri	48	51	54	57	57	56	57	59	64	78	90	100	87	74	62	54	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	50	54	58	61	62	66	67	66	65	61	57	54	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	52	54	57	59	60	61	60	58	59	56	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	55	62	62	57	57	57	58	67	78	84	83	69	56	51	49
Tue	48	51	57	66	65	58	56	56	58	67	82	98	96	81	66	54	49
Wed	48	51	56	66	66	58	57	57	59	68	82	101	95	80	65	54	49
Thu	48	51	56	66	65	58	56	57	58	68	87	102	98	80	65	54	49
Fri	48	51	54	57	57	56	57	59	64	78	90	100	87	74	62	54	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	50	54	58	61	62	66	67	66	65	61	57	54	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	52	54	57	59	60	61	60	58	59	56	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	55	62	62	57	57	57	58	67	78	84	83	69	56	51	49
Tue	48	51	57	66	65	58	56	56	58	67	82	98	96	81	66	54	49
Wed	48	51	56	66	66	58	57	57	59	68	82	101	95	80	65	54	49
Thu	48	51	56	66	65	58	56	57	58	68	87	102	98	80	65	54	49
Fri	48	51	54	57	57	56	57	59	64	78	90	100	87	74	62	54	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	50	54	58	61	62	66	67	66	65	61	57	54	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	52	54	57	59	60	61	60	58	59	56	54	49