Best Time to Drive from Los Banos to Sunnyvale

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 146 minutes via US-101 North, usually 106 at this time.

Only 48% 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 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	132	150	149	122	115	114	114	113	114	117	113	106	103	100	100	100	99
Tue	118	159	137	125	110	108	112	114	114	112	112	107	100	99	99	100	101
Wed	111	152	132	120	111	109	111	113	114	116	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	117	161	133	122	110	109	109	110	112	118	111	110	101	99	100	101	99
Fri	104	131	116	109	110	111	112	111	113	114	109	104	101	99	103	103	100
Sat	97	99	98	99	101	105	133	140	134	118	107	105	106	104	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	101	112	118	117	113	107	111	112	108	108	101	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Los Banos to Sunnyvale (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (140 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (58 to 103 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 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 Los Banos to Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Banos to Sunnyvale?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 98 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Banos to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (40 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	132	150	149	122	115	114	114	113	114	117	113	106	103	100	100	100	99
Tue	118	159	137	125	110	108	112	114	114	112	112	107	100	99	99	100	101
Wed	111	152	132	120	111	109	111	113	114	116	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	117	161	133	122	110	109	109	110	112	118	111	110	101	99	100	101	99
Fri	104	131	116	109	110	111	112	111	113	114	109	104	101	99	103	103	100
Sat	97	99	98	99	101	105	133	140	134	118	107	105	106	104	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	101	112	118	117	113	107	111	112	108	108	101	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	132	150	149	122	115	114	114	113	114	117	113	106	103	100	100	100	99
Tue	118	159	137	125	110	108	112	114	114	112	112	107	100	99	99	100	101
Wed	111	152	132	120	111	109	111	113	114	116	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	117	161	133	122	110	109	109	110	112	118	111	110	101	99	100	101	99
Fri	104	131	116	109	110	111	112	111	113	114	109	104	101	99	103	103	100
Sat	97	99	98	99	101	105	133	140	134	118	107	105	106	104	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	101	112	118	117	113	107	111	112	108	108	101	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	132	150	149	122	115	114	114	113	114	117	113	106	103	100	100	100	99
Tue	118	159	137	125	110	108	112	114	114	112	112	107	100	99	99	100	101
Wed	111	152	132	120	111	109	111	113	114	116	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	117	161	133	122	110	109	109	110	112	118	111	110	101	99	100	101	99
Fri	104	131	116	109	110	111	112	111	113	114	109	104	101	99	103	103	100
Sat	97	99	98	99	101	105	133	140	134	118	107	105	106	104	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	101	112	118	117	113	107	111	112	108	108	101	99