Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Richmond

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-880 North and I-580 East, usually 42 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Richmond 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	42	44	47	50	49	48	49	49	50	57	69	74	74	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	48	47	48	47	50	57	72	86	88	67	57	48	42
Wed	42	43	47	51	49	48	48	48	50	59	75	90	89	71	57	49	42
Thu	42	43	48	52	49	47	47	48	49	56	77	92	93	70	57	50	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	47	48	48	50	55	66	82	93	84	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	49	51	52	56	58	56	55	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	50	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Milpitas to Richmond (via I-880 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 96 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milpitas to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (28 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Richmond to Milpitas (return trip) · Milpitas to San Jose · Milpitas to San Francisco · Milpitas to Oakland · Milpitas to Stockton · Milpitas to Fremont · Milpitas to Modesto · Milpitas to Hayward · Milpitas to Salinas · Milpitas to Sunnyvale · Milpitas to Concord · Milpitas 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	42	44	47	50	49	48	49	49	50	57	69	74	74	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	48	47	48	47	50	57	72	86	88	67	57	48	42
Wed	42	43	47	51	49	48	48	48	50	59	75	90	89	71	57	49	42
Thu	42	43	48	52	49	47	47	48	49	56	77	92	93	70	57	50	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	47	48	48	50	55	66	82	93	84	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	49	51	52	56	58	56	55	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	50	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	47	50	49	48	49	49	50	57	69	74	74	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	48	47	48	47	50	57	72	86	88	67	57	48	42
Wed	42	43	47	51	49	48	48	48	50	59	75	90	89	71	57	49	42
Thu	42	43	48	52	49	47	47	48	49	56	77	92	93	70	57	50	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	47	48	48	50	55	66	82	93	84	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	49	51	52	56	58	56	55	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	50	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	47	50	49	48	49	49	50	57	69	74	74	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	48	47	48	47	50	57	72	86	88	67	57	48	42
Wed	42	43	47	51	49	48	48	48	50	59	75	90	89	71	57	49	42
Thu	42	43	48	52	49	47	47	48	49	56	77	92	93	70	57	50	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	47	48	48	50	55	66	82	93	84	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	49	51	52	56	58	56	55	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	50	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	42