Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Richmond

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 64 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East, usually 65 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Richmond 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	53	57	65	77	71	63	60	59	58	64	70	75	78	65	58	55	54
Tue	53	57	66	83	77	66	61	59	59	65	73	82	86	72	62	56	54
Wed	53	57	66	82	76	64	61	60	60	66	74	83	88	75	63	57	54
Thu	53	57	67	82	78	66	61	60	59	65	75	82	89	76	64	57	56
Fri	53	56	61	69	64	62	62	61	64	74	81	85	83	72	61	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	59	62	65	64	64	66	64	63	59	58	58	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	61	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Cupertino to Richmond (via US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 54 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 Cupertino to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Richmond?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 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	53	57	65	77	71	63	60	59	58	64	70	75	78	65	58	55	54
Tue	53	57	66	83	77	66	61	59	59	65	73	82	86	72	62	56	54
Wed	53	57	66	82	76	64	61	60	60	66	74	83	88	75	63	57	54
Thu	53	57	67	82	78	66	61	60	59	65	75	82	89	76	64	57	56
Fri	53	56	61	69	64	62	62	61	64	74	81	85	83	72	61	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	59	62	65	64	64	66	64	63	59	58	58	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	61	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	65	77	71	63	60	59	58	64	70	75	78	65	58	55	54
Tue	53	57	66	83	77	66	61	59	59	65	73	82	86	72	62	56	54
Wed	53	57	66	82	76	64	61	60	60	66	74	83	88	75	63	57	54
Thu	53	57	67	82	78	66	61	60	59	65	75	82	89	76	64	57	56
Fri	53	56	61	69	64	62	62	61	64	74	81	85	83	72	61	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	59	62	65	64	64	66	64	63	59	58	58	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	61	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	65	77	71	63	60	59	58	64	70	75	78	65	58	55	54
Tue	53	57	66	83	77	66	61	59	59	65	73	82	86	72	62	56	54
Wed	53	57	66	82	76	64	61	60	60	66	74	83	88	75	63	57	54
Thu	53	57	67	82	78	66	61	60	59	65	75	82	89	76	64	57	56
Fri	53	56	61	69	64	62	62	61	64	74	81	85	83	72	61	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	59	62	65	64	64	66	64	63	59	58	58	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	61	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	54