Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mountain View to Cupertino
Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 8 minutes via SR-85 South.
Only 43% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Tue | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Wed | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Thu | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Fri | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sat | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sun | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 6-mile drive from Mountain View to Cupertino (via SR-85 South) usually takes as little as 8 minutes and up to 15 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 8 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (8 minutes).
About 4 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mountain View 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 Mountain View to Cupertino?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 8 minutes then, versus up to 15 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Mountain View to Cupertino?
The 6-mile drive usually takes 8 to 15 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 8 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mountain View to Cupertino?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 15 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-85 South in Bay Area (4 miles)
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