Best Time to Drive from Dublin to Santa Clara

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 33 minutes via I-680 South and I-880 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Dublin 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	30	33	47	54	47	39	34	34	34	33	35	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	33	53	69	61	46	37	34	33	33	36	36	39	37	33	31	31
Wed	30	33	51	65	55	44	36	34	33	33	36	37	38	37	33	31	31
Thu	30	33	52	67	58	46	37	34	34	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	31
Fri	30	32	35	39	35	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	35	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Dublin to Santa Clara (via I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dublin 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 Dublin to Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (17 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	30	33	47	54	47	39	34	34	34	33	35	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	33	53	69	61	46	37	34	33	33	36	36	39	37	33	31	31
Wed	30	33	51	65	55	44	36	34	33	33	36	37	38	37	33	31	31
Thu	30	33	52	67	58	46	37	34	34	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	31
Fri	30	32	35	39	35	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	35	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	47	54	47	39	34	34	34	33	35	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	33	53	69	61	46	37	34	33	33	36	36	39	37	33	31	31
Wed	30	33	51	65	55	44	36	34	33	33	36	37	38	37	33	31	31
Thu	30	33	52	67	58	46	37	34	34	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	31
Fri	30	32	35	39	35	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	35	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	47	54	47	39	34	34	34	33	35	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	33	53	69	61	46	37	34	33	33	36	36	39	37	33	31	31
Wed	30	33	51	65	55	44	36	34	33	33	36	37	38	37	33	31	31
Thu	30	33	52	67	58	46	37	34	34	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	31
Fri	30	32	35	39	35	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	35	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	34	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	33	33	31