Best Time to Drive from Campbell to Salinas

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via US-101 South, usually 59 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Campbell to Salinas 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	57	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	68	81	89	85	70	59	57	56
Tue	57	58	59	64	65	63	62	61	62	66	83	91	89	78	65	58	56
Wed	57	58	60	64	64	63	62	62	63	67	87	93	88	79	67	59	57
Thu	57	58	59	64	64	62	61	61	63	71	95	98	92	78	67	59	57
Fri	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	82	94	100	91	74	65	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	70	68	65	62	59	58	58	57
Sun	57	56	57	56	57	58	61	62	63	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Campbell to Salinas (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell to central Salinas 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 Salinas?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 56 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to Salinas?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (29 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (11 miles) · SR-17 South in Bay Area (1.1 miles)

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More drives

Salinas to Campbell (return trip) · Campbell to Lodi · Campbell to San Francisco · Campbell to Oakland · Campbell to Stockton · Campbell to Fremont · Campbell to Modesto · Campbell to Hayward · Campbell to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	68	81	89	85	70	59	57	56
Tue	57	58	59	64	65	63	62	61	62	66	83	91	89	78	65	58	56
Wed	57	58	60	64	64	63	62	62	63	67	87	93	88	79	67	59	57
Thu	57	58	59	64	64	62	61	61	63	71	95	98	92	78	67	59	57
Fri	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	82	94	100	91	74	65	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	70	68	65	62	59	58	58	57
Sun	57	56	57	56	57	58	61	62	63	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	68	81	89	85	70	59	57	56
Tue	57	58	59	64	65	63	62	61	62	66	83	91	89	78	65	58	56
Wed	57	58	60	64	64	63	62	62	63	67	87	93	88	79	67	59	57
Thu	57	58	59	64	64	62	61	61	63	71	95	98	92	78	67	59	57
Fri	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	82	94	100	91	74	65	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	70	68	65	62	59	58	58	57
Sun	57	56	57	56	57	58	61	62	63	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	68	81	89	85	70	59	57	56
Tue	57	58	59	64	65	63	62	61	62	66	83	91	89	78	65	58	56
Wed	57	58	60	64	64	63	62	62	63	67	87	93	88	79	67	59	57
Thu	57	58	59	64	64	62	61	61	63	71	95	98	92	78	67	59	57
Fri	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	64	69	82	94	100	91	74	65	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	58	59	62	66	68	67	70	68	65	62	59	58	58	57
Sun	57	56	57	56	57	58	61	62	63	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	57