Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Santa Clara

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 40 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 Livermore 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	35	43	47	50	56	49	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	39	36	35	35
Tue	35	41	47	55	59	55	46	38	38	38	41	44	49	43	37	36	35
Wed	35	42	48	55	60	55	42	38	38	39	42	45	52	43	37	36	35
Thu	35	41	50	54	59	57	44	39	39	40	42	47	53	44	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	41	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	42	45	42	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	41	41	38	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Livermore to Santa Clara (via I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 35 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (11 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	35	43	47	50	56	49	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	39	36	35	35
Tue	35	41	47	55	59	55	46	38	38	38	41	44	49	43	37	36	35
Wed	35	42	48	55	60	55	42	38	38	39	42	45	52	43	37	36	35
Thu	35	41	50	54	59	57	44	39	39	40	42	47	53	44	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	41	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	42	45	42	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	41	41	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	47	50	56	49	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	39	36	35	35
Tue	35	41	47	55	59	55	46	38	38	38	41	44	49	43	37	36	35
Wed	35	42	48	55	60	55	42	38	38	39	42	45	52	43	37	36	35
Thu	35	41	50	54	59	57	44	39	39	40	42	47	53	44	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	41	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	42	45	42	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	41	41	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	47	50	56	49	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	39	36	35	35
Tue	35	41	47	55	59	55	46	38	38	38	41	44	49	43	37	36	35
Wed	35	42	48	55	60	55	42	38	38	39	42	45	52	43	37	36	35
Thu	35	41	50	54	59	57	44	39	39	40	42	47	53	44	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	42	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	41	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	42	45	42	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	41	41	38	37	35