Best Time to Drive from Hercules to Sunnyvale

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 57 minutes via US-101 South and I-80 West.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hercules to Sunnyvale 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	56	67	84	98	84	70	68	66	66	68	73	75	74	66	61	59	58
Tue	55	66	93	110	94	78	71	65	64	68	77	82	81	72	62	59	58
Wed	55	65	93	107	90	74	73	67	65	69	77	85	87	75	62	59	57
Thu	56	66	94	108	91	76	72	68	66	71	79	85	89	78	65	59	58
Fri	56	63	71	76	71	67	68	67	69	71	78	77	81	75	68	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	71	75	75	75	75	75	78	75	69	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	72	74	75	73	73	72	68	64	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Hercules to Sunnyvale (via US-101 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hercules to central Sunnyvale 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 Hercules to Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hercules to Sunnyvale?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 55 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hercules to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Sunnyvale to Hercules (return trip) · Hercules to San Jose · Hercules to San Francisco · Hercules to Sacramento · Hercules to Oakland · Hercules to Stockton · Hercules to Fremont · Hercules to Santa Rosa · Hercules to Elk Grove · Hercules to Hayward

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	84	98	84	70	68	66	66	68	73	75	74	66	61	59	58
Tue	55	66	93	110	94	78	71	65	64	68	77	82	81	72	62	59	58
Wed	55	65	93	107	90	74	73	67	65	69	77	85	87	75	62	59	57
Thu	56	66	94	108	91	76	72	68	66	71	79	85	89	78	65	59	58
Fri	56	63	71	76	71	67	68	67	69	71	78	77	81	75	68	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	71	75	75	75	75	75	78	75	69	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	72	74	75	73	73	72	68	64	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	84	98	84	70	68	66	66	68	73	75	74	66	61	59	58
Tue	55	66	93	110	94	78	71	65	64	68	77	82	81	72	62	59	58
Wed	55	65	93	107	90	74	73	67	65	69	77	85	87	75	62	59	57
Thu	56	66	94	108	91	76	72	68	66	71	79	85	89	78	65	59	58
Fri	56	63	71	76	71	67	68	67	69	71	78	77	81	75	68	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	71	75	75	75	75	75	78	75	69	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	72	74	75	73	73	72	68	64	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	84	98	84	70	68	66	66	68	73	75	74	66	61	59	58
Tue	55	66	93	110	94	78	71	65	64	68	77	82	81	72	62	59	58
Wed	55	65	93	107	90	74	73	67	65	69	77	85	87	75	62	59	57
Thu	56	66	94	108	91	76	72	68	66	71	79	85	89	78	65	59	58
Fri	56	63	71	76	71	67	68	67	69	71	78	77	81	75	68	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	71	75	75	75	75	75	78	75	69	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	72	74	75	73	73	72	68	64	57