Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to San Leandro

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-880 North and US-101 North, usually 45 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 Cupertino to San Leandro 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	34	36	39	48	47	41	39	39	40	43	50	50	48	44	39	36	34
Tue	34	35	40	54	51	44	40	39	40	43	50	56	56	53	45	38	35
Wed	34	35	40	52	49	43	40	40	41	45	51	55	55	52	45	38	35
Thu	34	35	41	53	52	44	40	40	41	45	56	58	56	52	45	39	35
Fri	34	35	38	44	41	40	40	40	42	46	52	54	52	48	43	38	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	42	41	42	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Cupertino to San Leandro (via I-880 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino to central San Leandro 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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cupertino to San Leandro?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to San Leandro?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	39	48	47	41	39	39	40	43	50	50	48	44	39	36	34
Tue	34	35	40	54	51	44	40	39	40	43	50	56	56	53	45	38	35
Wed	34	35	40	52	49	43	40	40	41	45	51	55	55	52	45	38	35
Thu	34	35	41	53	52	44	40	40	41	45	56	58	56	52	45	39	35
Fri	34	35	38	44	41	40	40	40	42	46	52	54	52	48	43	38	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	42	41	42	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	39	48	47	41	39	39	40	43	50	50	48	44	39	36	34
Tue	34	35	40	54	51	44	40	39	40	43	50	56	56	53	45	38	35
Wed	34	35	40	52	49	43	40	40	41	45	51	55	55	52	45	38	35
Thu	34	35	41	53	52	44	40	40	41	45	56	58	56	52	45	39	35
Fri	34	35	38	44	41	40	40	40	42	46	52	54	52	48	43	38	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	42	41	42	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	39	48	47	41	39	39	40	43	50	50	48	44	39	36	34
Tue	34	35	40	54	51	44	40	39	40	43	50	56	56	53	45	38	35
Wed	34	35	40	52	49	43	40	40	41	45	51	55	55	52	45	38	35
Thu	34	35	41	53	52	44	40	40	41	45	56	58	56	52	45	39	35
Fri	34	35	38	44	41	40	40	40	42	46	52	54	52	48	43	38	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	42	41	42	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	35