Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Novato

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 61 minutes via I-580 East and I-880 North.

Only 73% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Milpitas to Novato (via I-580 East and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milpitas to central Novato 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 Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Milpitas to Novato?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 60 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Novato?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (20 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)

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