Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Oakland

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-880 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Milpitas to Oakland 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	31	33	36	45	41	37	38	37	38	41	48	46	46	43	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	50	43	37	36	36	38	41	47	53	55	50	43	36	31
Wed	31	33	35	48	41	36	37	36	38	42	49	55	56	51	43	37	31
Thu	31	33	36	52	43	36	36	37	38	41	51	55	56	52	43	37	31
Fri	31	33	35	41	37	36	37	38	39	44	51	53	50	47	41	35	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Milpitas to Oakland (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milpitas to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Oakland?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (33 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Milpitas (return trip) · Milpitas to San Jose · Milpitas to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	45	41	37	38	37	38	41	48	46	46	43	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	50	43	37	36	36	38	41	47	53	55	50	43	36	31
Wed	31	33	35	48	41	36	37	36	38	42	49	55	56	51	43	37	31
Thu	31	33	36	52	43	36	36	37	38	41	51	55	56	52	43	37	31
Fri	31	33	35	41	37	36	37	38	39	44	51	53	50	47	41	35	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	45	41	37	38	37	38	41	48	46	46	43	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	50	43	37	36	36	38	41	47	53	55	50	43	36	31
Wed	31	33	35	48	41	36	37	36	38	42	49	55	56	51	43	37	31
Thu	31	33	36	52	43	36	36	37	38	41	51	55	56	52	43	37	31
Fri	31	33	35	41	37	36	37	38	39	44	51	53	50	47	41	35	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	45	41	37	38	37	38	41	48	46	46	43	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	50	43	37	36	36	38	41	47	53	55	50	43	36	31
Wed	31	33	35	48	41	36	37	36	38	42	49	55	56	51	43	37	31
Thu	31	33	36	52	43	36	36	37	38	41	51	55	56	52	43	37	31
Fri	31	33	35	41	37	36	37	38	39	44	51	53	50	47	41	35	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	37	35	34	32
Sun	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32