Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Richmond

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 50 minutes via I-880 North and I-580 East, usually 55 at this time.

Only 27% 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	48	48	49	55	66	70	71	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	49	47	48	47	49	56	70	82	84	67	56	48	42
Wed	42	43	46	51	48	47	48	48	50	57	70	83	85	69	57	48	42
Thu	42	43	47	52	48	47	48	48	49	55	71	84	85	69	56	49	42
Fri	42	43	45	48	47	47	48	50	53	63	78	85	80	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	54	54	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	49	48	47	46	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 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 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 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 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	48	48	49	55	66	70	71	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	49	47	48	47	49	56	70	82	84	67	56	48	42
Wed	42	43	46	51	48	47	48	48	50	57	70	83	85	69	57	48	42
Thu	42	43	47	52	48	47	48	48	49	55	71	84	85	69	56	49	42
Fri	42	43	45	48	47	47	48	50	53	63	78	85	80	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	54	54	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	49	48	47	46	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	48	48	49	55	66	70	71	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	49	47	48	47	49	56	70	82	84	67	56	48	42
Wed	42	43	46	51	48	47	48	48	50	57	70	83	85	69	57	48	42
Thu	42	43	47	52	48	47	48	48	49	55	71	84	85	69	56	49	42
Fri	42	43	45	48	47	47	48	50	53	63	78	85	80	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	54	54	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	49	48	47	46	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	48	48	49	55	66	70	71	59	51	44	42
Tue	42	43	46	52	49	47	48	47	49	56	70	82	84	67	56	48	42
Wed	42	43	46	51	48	47	48	48	50	57	70	83	85	69	57	48	42
Thu	42	43	47	52	48	47	48	48	49	55	71	84	85	69	56	49	42
Fri	42	43	45	48	47	47	48	50	53	63	78	85	80	65	55	48	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	54	54	49	47	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	49	48	47	46	42