Best Time to Drive from Clovis to Tulare

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Clovis to Tulare by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Clovis to Tulare (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 3 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Clovis to central Tulare 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 Clovis to Tulare?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 3 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Clovis to Tulare?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Clovis to Tulare?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Fresno (14 miles) · SR-168 West in Fresno (5 miles) · SR-41 South in Fresno (3 miles) · SR-180 West in Fresno (1.8 miles)

Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow

More drives

Tulare to Clovis (return trip) · Clovis to Fresno · Clovis to Visalia · Clovis to Madera

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