Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Berkeley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via US-101 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Cupertino 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	50	54	61	76	68	59	57	56	55	61	66	71	73	61	54	52	50
Tue	49	54	65	82	76	64	58	56	56	61	68	77	80	68	58	53	51
Wed	49	54	64	81	74	62	58	57	57	62	69	78	82	70	58	53	51
Thu	50	54	65	81	77	65	58	57	57	63	70	78	82	72	60	54	52
Fri	50	53	58	67	61	59	60	60	62	70	77	81	79	69	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	56	60	63	62	63	65	64	63	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	54	57	60	61	61	62	61	61	58	57	54	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Cupertino to Berkeley (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino 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 Cupertino to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Berkeley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	54	61	76	68	59	57	56	55	61	66	71	73	61	54	52	50
Tue	49	54	65	82	76	64	58	56	56	61	68	77	80	68	58	53	51
Wed	49	54	64	81	74	62	58	57	57	62	69	78	82	70	58	53	51
Thu	50	54	65	81	77	65	58	57	57	63	70	78	82	72	60	54	52
Fri	50	53	58	67	61	59	60	60	62	70	77	81	79	69	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	56	60	63	62	63	65	64	63	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	54	57	60	61	61	62	61	61	58	57	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	54	61	76	68	59	57	56	55	61	66	71	73	61	54	52	50
Tue	49	54	65	82	76	64	58	56	56	61	68	77	80	68	58	53	51
Wed	49	54	64	81	74	62	58	57	57	62	69	78	82	70	58	53	51
Thu	50	54	65	81	77	65	58	57	57	63	70	78	82	72	60	54	52
Fri	50	53	58	67	61	59	60	60	62	70	77	81	79	69	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	56	60	63	62	63	65	64	63	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	54	57	60	61	61	62	61	61	58	57	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	54	61	76	68	59	57	56	55	61	66	71	73	61	54	52	50
Tue	49	54	65	82	76	64	58	56	56	61	68	77	80	68	58	53	51
Wed	49	54	64	81	74	62	58	57	57	62	69	78	82	70	58	53	51
Thu	50	54	65	81	77	65	58	57	57	63	70	78	82	72	60	54	52
Fri	50	53	58	67	61	59	60	60	62	70	77	81	79	69	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	56	60	63	62	63	65	64	63	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	54	57	60	61	61	62	61	61	58	57	54	50