Best Time to Drive from Los Banos to Santa Clara

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via US-101 North, usually 98 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Los Banos 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	116	138	129	111	108	109	111	111	112	116	114	105	100	96	97	95	96
Tue	105	136	121	112	102	102	107	109	111	110	106	103	98	95	95	95	95
Wed	101	131	119	110	103	104	107	110	113	115	110	103	99	95	95	94	93
Thu	102	137	119	110	103	104	106	107	110	116	108	105	99	95	95	96	93
Fri	96	112	108	101	104	106	109	109	112	113	107	102	98	95	100	100	97
Sat	93	94	94	95	97	101	130	135	130	112	103	102	100	99	98	96	94
Sun	93	93	93	93	93	97	110	117	115	111	102	103	105	103	101	95	93

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Los Banos to Santa Clara (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (135 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (58 to 89 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Los Banos 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 Los Banos to Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Banos to Santa Clara?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 93 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Banos to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (33 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clara to Los Banos (return trip) · Los Banos to San Jose · Los Banos to Salinas · Los Banos to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	138	129	111	108	109	111	111	112	116	114	105	100	96	97	95	96
Tue	105	136	121	112	102	102	107	109	111	110	106	103	98	95	95	95	95
Wed	101	131	119	110	103	104	107	110	113	115	110	103	99	95	95	94	93
Thu	102	137	119	110	103	104	106	107	110	116	108	105	99	95	95	96	93
Fri	96	112	108	101	104	106	109	109	112	113	107	102	98	95	100	100	97
Sat	93	94	94	95	97	101	130	135	130	112	103	102	100	99	98	96	94
Sun	93	93	93	93	93	97	110	117	115	111	102	103	105	103	101	95	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	138	129	111	108	109	111	111	112	116	114	105	100	96	97	95	96
Tue	105	136	121	112	102	102	107	109	111	110	106	103	98	95	95	95	95
Wed	101	131	119	110	103	104	107	110	113	115	110	103	99	95	95	94	93
Thu	102	137	119	110	103	104	106	107	110	116	108	105	99	95	95	96	93
Fri	96	112	108	101	104	106	109	109	112	113	107	102	98	95	100	100	97
Sat	93	94	94	95	97	101	130	135	130	112	103	102	100	99	98	96	94
Sun	93	93	93	93	93	97	110	117	115	111	102	103	105	103	101	95	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	138	129	111	108	109	111	111	112	116	114	105	100	96	97	95	96
Tue	105	136	121	112	102	102	107	109	111	110	106	103	98	95	95	95	95
Wed	101	131	119	110	103	104	107	110	113	115	110	103	99	95	95	94	93
Thu	102	137	119	110	103	104	106	107	110	116	108	105	99	95	95	96	93
Fri	96	112	108	101	104	106	109	109	112	113	107	102	98	95	100	100	97
Sat	93	94	94	95	97	101	130	135	130	112	103	102	100	99	98	96	94
Sun	93	93	93	93	93	97	110	117	115	111	102	103	105	103	101	95	93