Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Milpitas

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 15 minutes via I-880 North and I-280 South, usually 16 at this time.

Only 57% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Cupertino to Milpitas (via I-880 North and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 16 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (18 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino to central Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 14 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 16 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Milpitas?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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