Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Livermore

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-680 North and I-280 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Livermore 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	42	47	48	51	51	46	45	45	45	48	66	70	67	60	45	42	42
Tue	41	46	48	53	54	50	46	45	45	48	74	89	95	86	59	44	41
Wed	42	47	48	54	54	49	45	44	45	50	74	85	94	84	59	45	42
Thu	41	47	48	55	54	49	45	44	45	50	75	91	88	76	57	45	41
Fri	41	42	44	45	45	44	44	45	46	53	69	74	67	60	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Cupertino to Livermore (via I-680 North and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino to central Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Livermore?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	48	51	51	46	45	45	45	48	66	70	67	60	45	42	42
Tue	41	46	48	53	54	50	46	45	45	48	74	89	95	86	59	44	41
Wed	42	47	48	54	54	49	45	44	45	50	74	85	94	84	59	45	42
Thu	41	47	48	55	54	49	45	44	45	50	75	91	88	76	57	45	41
Fri	41	42	44	45	45	44	44	45	46	53	69	74	67	60	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	48	51	51	46	45	45	45	48	66	70	67	60	45	42	42
Tue	41	46	48	53	54	50	46	45	45	48	74	89	95	86	59	44	41
Wed	42	47	48	54	54	49	45	44	45	50	74	85	94	84	59	45	42
Thu	41	47	48	55	54	49	45	44	45	50	75	91	88	76	57	45	41
Fri	41	42	44	45	45	44	44	45	46	53	69	74	67	60	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	48	51	51	46	45	45	45	48	66	70	67	60	45	42	42
Tue	41	46	48	53	54	50	46	45	45	48	74	89	95	86	59	44	41
Wed	42	47	48	54	54	49	45	44	45	50	74	85	94	84	59	45	42
Thu	41	47	48	55	54	49	45	44	45	50	75	91	88	76	57	45	41
Fri	41	42	44	45	45	44	44	45	46	53	69	74	67	60	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	43	42