Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Sunnyvale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-680 South and I-880 South and SR-237 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 51% 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 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	35	45	49	52	53	46	39	39	40	39	38	39	40	38	37	36	36
Tue	35	43	50	59	61	56	46	39	39	38	39	43	44	39	38	36	36
Wed	36	43	52	58	61	55	44	38	38	38	39	43	48	39	37	36	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	62	55	42	39	39	41	40	43	48	41	37	37	36
Fri	35	38	40	40	41	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	42	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	38	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Livermore to Sunnyvale (via I-680 South and I-880 South and SR-237 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 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 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 35 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (5 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	45	49	52	53	46	39	39	40	39	38	39	40	38	37	36	36
Tue	35	43	50	59	61	56	46	39	39	38	39	43	44	39	38	36	36
Wed	36	43	52	58	61	55	44	38	38	38	39	43	48	39	37	36	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	62	55	42	39	39	41	40	43	48	41	37	37	36
Fri	35	38	40	40	41	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	42	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	49	52	53	46	39	39	40	39	38	39	40	38	37	36	36
Tue	35	43	50	59	61	56	46	39	39	38	39	43	44	39	38	36	36
Wed	36	43	52	58	61	55	44	38	38	38	39	43	48	39	37	36	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	62	55	42	39	39	41	40	43	48	41	37	37	36
Fri	35	38	40	40	41	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	42	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	49	52	53	46	39	39	40	39	38	39	40	38	37	36	36
Tue	35	43	50	59	61	56	46	39	39	38	39	43	44	39	38	36	36
Wed	36	43	52	58	61	55	44	38	38	38	39	43	48	39	37	36	36
Thu	35	42	54	60	62	55	42	39	39	41	40	43	48	41	37	37	36
Fri	35	38	40	40	41	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	42	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	38	37	36