Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Cupertino

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-680 South and I-280 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Livermore to Cupertino 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	42	49	64	61	58	53	46	45	46	45	52	53	53	48	43	42	42
Tue	41	47	74	79	67	60	53	45	44	44	52	57	61	54	43	42	42
Wed	42	49	79	78	66	59	48	45	45	45	51	57	63	56	43	43	42
Thu	41	47	79	74	64	59	48	45	45	46	53	57	63	54	44	42	42
Fri	41	45	53	50	47	46	45	45	44	45	55	57	55	54	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	47	47	49	50	48	52	49	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	48	45	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Livermore to Cupertino (via I-680 South and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Cupertino 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 Livermore to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Cupertino?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-280 North 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	42	49	64	61	58	53	46	45	46	45	52	53	53	48	43	42	42
Tue	41	47	74	79	67	60	53	45	44	44	52	57	61	54	43	42	42
Wed	42	49	79	78	66	59	48	45	45	45	51	57	63	56	43	43	42
Thu	41	47	79	74	64	59	48	45	45	46	53	57	63	54	44	42	42
Fri	41	45	53	50	47	46	45	45	44	45	55	57	55	54	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	47	47	49	50	48	52	49	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	48	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	64	61	58	53	46	45	46	45	52	53	53	48	43	42	42
Tue	41	47	74	79	67	60	53	45	44	44	52	57	61	54	43	42	42
Wed	42	49	79	78	66	59	48	45	45	45	51	57	63	56	43	43	42
Thu	41	47	79	74	64	59	48	45	45	46	53	57	63	54	44	42	42
Fri	41	45	53	50	47	46	45	45	44	45	55	57	55	54	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	47	47	49	50	48	52	49	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	48	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	64	61	58	53	46	45	46	45	52	53	53	48	43	42	42
Tue	41	47	74	79	67	60	53	45	44	44	52	57	61	54	43	42	42
Wed	42	49	79	78	66	59	48	45	45	45	51	57	63	56	43	43	42
Thu	41	47	79	74	64	59	48	45	45	46	53	57	63	54	44	42	42
Fri	41	45	53	50	47	46	45	45	44	45	55	57	55	54	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	47	47	49	50	48	52	49	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	48	45	44	42