Best Time to Drive from Los Banos to Sunnyvale

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 100 minutes via US-101 North, usually 105 at this time.

Only 4% 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	119	144	133	117	112	112	114	114	115	117	114	107	102	101	101	99	100
Tue	108	143	133	124	108	106	110	113	115	112	111	107	101	99	99	99	99
Wed	105	139	129	119	110	109	111	114	116	117	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	106	144	129	120	109	109	110	112	113	118	114	110	102	99	100	100	98
Fri	101	117	113	106	108	110	113	112	114	114	109	104	101	99	104	104	101
Sat	98	98	98	99	100	105	132	137	131	114	105	104	103	103	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	100	112	118	117	112	105	106	108	106	105	99	97

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 146 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 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (137 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (57 to 85 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 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 146 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 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Banos to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (40 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	119	144	133	117	112	112	114	114	115	117	114	107	102	101	101	99	100
Tue	108	143	133	124	108	106	110	113	115	112	111	107	101	99	99	99	99
Wed	105	139	129	119	110	109	111	114	116	117	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	106	144	129	120	109	109	110	112	113	118	114	110	102	99	100	100	98
Fri	101	117	113	106	108	110	113	112	114	114	109	104	101	99	104	104	101
Sat	98	98	98	99	100	105	132	137	131	114	105	104	103	103	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	100	112	118	117	112	105	106	108	106	105	99	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	119	144	133	117	112	112	114	114	115	117	114	107	102	101	101	99	100
Tue	108	143	133	124	108	106	110	113	115	112	111	107	101	99	99	99	99
Wed	105	139	129	119	110	109	111	114	116	117	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	106	144	129	120	109	109	110	112	113	118	114	110	102	99	100	100	98
Fri	101	117	113	106	108	110	113	112	114	114	109	104	101	99	104	104	101
Sat	98	98	98	99	100	105	132	137	131	114	105	104	103	103	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	100	112	118	117	112	105	106	108	106	105	99	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	119	144	133	117	112	112	114	114	115	117	114	107	102	101	101	99	100
Tue	108	143	133	124	108	106	110	113	115	112	111	107	101	99	99	99	99
Wed	105	139	129	119	110	109	111	114	116	117	114	110	100	98	99	98	98
Thu	106	144	129	120	109	109	110	112	113	118	114	110	102	99	100	100	98
Fri	101	117	113	106	108	110	113	112	114	114	109	104	101	99	104	104	101
Sat	98	98	98	99	100	105	132	137	131	114	105	104	103	103	102	100	98
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	100	112	118	117	112	105	106	108	106	105	99	97