Best Time to Drive from Martinez to Sunnyvale

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-680 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Martinez 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	54	64	75	80	70	61	59	59	59	59	59	58	60	57	55	55	55
Tue	54	62	84	95	87	68	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	61	80	88	78	66	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	55	55	54
Thu	54	61	81	90	84	67	59	59	58	59	60	65	67	59	56	55	55
Fri	54	58	61	62	61	59	58	58	58	59	59	60	62	60	56	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Martinez to Sunnyvale (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Martinez 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 Martinez to Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Martinez to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (43 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	54	64	75	80	70	61	59	59	59	59	59	58	60	57	55	55	55
Tue	54	62	84	95	87	68	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	61	80	88	78	66	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	55	55	54
Thu	54	61	81	90	84	67	59	59	58	59	60	65	67	59	56	55	55
Fri	54	58	61	62	61	59	58	58	58	59	59	60	62	60	56	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	75	80	70	61	59	59	59	59	59	58	60	57	55	55	55
Tue	54	62	84	95	87	68	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	61	80	88	78	66	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	55	55	54
Thu	54	61	81	90	84	67	59	59	58	59	60	65	67	59	56	55	55
Fri	54	58	61	62	61	59	58	58	58	59	59	60	62	60	56	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	75	80	70	61	59	59	59	59	59	58	60	57	55	55	55
Tue	54	62	84	95	87	68	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	61	80	88	78	66	60	59	58	58	60	65	66	58	55	55	54
Thu	54	61	81	90	84	67	59	59	58	59	60	65	67	59	56	55	55
Fri	54	58	61	62	61	59	58	58	58	59	59	60	62	60	56	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	54