Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Turlock

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 115 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South, usually 114 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 104-mile drive from Cupertino to Turlock (via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 209 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (195 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (44 to 106 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino to central Turlock 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 Turlock?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 209 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 104-mile drive usually takes 110 to 209 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Turlock?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 209 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (12 miles)

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