Best Time to Drive from Danville to Santa Clara

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-680 South and I-880 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Danville to Santa Clara 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	37	41	55	58	52	45	42	42	41	41	43	45	49	41	39	38	38
Tue	37	41	58	70	67	52	44	41	41	41	45	48	52	45	39	38	38
Wed	37	41	57	66	59	49	42	41	41	42	46	50	55	47	39	38	38
Thu	37	41	57	67	63	51	43	41	41	42	46	50	55	46	39	38	38
Fri	37	40	42	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	49	49	44	40	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	42	43	44	41	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	41	40	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Danville to Santa Clara (via I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Danville to central Santa Clara 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 Danville to Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Danville to Santa Clara?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	55	58	52	45	42	42	41	41	43	45	49	41	39	38	38
Tue	37	41	58	70	67	52	44	41	41	41	45	48	52	45	39	38	38
Wed	37	41	57	66	59	49	42	41	41	42	46	50	55	47	39	38	38
Thu	37	41	57	67	63	51	43	41	41	42	46	50	55	46	39	38	38
Fri	37	40	42	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	49	49	44	40	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	42	43	44	41	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	41	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	55	58	52	45	42	42	41	41	43	45	49	41	39	38	38
Tue	37	41	58	70	67	52	44	41	41	41	45	48	52	45	39	38	38
Wed	37	41	57	66	59	49	42	41	41	42	46	50	55	47	39	38	38
Thu	37	41	57	67	63	51	43	41	41	42	46	50	55	46	39	38	38
Fri	37	40	42	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	49	49	44	40	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	42	43	44	41	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	41	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	55	58	52	45	42	42	41	41	43	45	49	41	39	38	38
Tue	37	41	58	70	67	52	44	41	41	41	45	48	52	45	39	38	38
Wed	37	41	57	66	59	49	42	41	41	42	46	50	55	47	39	38	38
Thu	37	41	57	67	63	51	43	41	41	42	46	50	55	46	39	38	38
Fri	37	40	42	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	49	49	44	40	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	42	43	44	41	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	41	40	39	38