Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Cupertino
Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 16 minutes via SR-237 West and SR-85 South, usually 17 at this time.
Only 42% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Tue | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Wed | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Thu | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| Fri | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Sat | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Sun | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Milpitas to Cupertino (via SR-237 West and SR-85 South) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 26 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 16 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (17 minutes).
About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milpitas to central Cupertino 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 Milpitas to Cupertino?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 26 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Milpitas to Cupertino?
The 15-mile drive usually takes 15 to 26 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 16 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Cupertino?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 26 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-237 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (4 miles)
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