Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Mountain View to Santa Clara

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 19 minutes via US-101 South, usually 17 at this time.

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Mountain View to Santa Clara (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (16 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Clara to Mountain View

Freeway, about 4 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 12 to 26 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Mountain View (Castro Street) to central Santa Clara (Lincoln Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mountain View to Santa Clara by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1616161919181717171721202219161616
Tue1616172223201817171829323733201616
Wed1616172222201717171828324133191616
Thu1616172121191716171830293831201616
Fri1616161718161617171924222218161616
Sat1616161616161616161616161616161616
Sun1616161616161616161616161616161616

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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mountain View to Santa Clara?

The 10-mile drive usually takes 16 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mountain View to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

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