Best Time to Drive from Mountain View to Walnut Creek

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-680 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Mountain View to Walnut Creek 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	49	50	53	58	56	55	54	54	54	57	66	68	68	62	54	51	50
Tue	49	50	54	61	60	58	55	54	54	59	78	89	94	82	61	53	49
Wed	49	51	54	62	59	56	54	54	54	60	80	89	98	81	61	53	49
Thu	49	51	54	63	60	57	54	53	54	60	81	92	95	77	62	54	49
Fri	49	50	52	55	54	53	53	54	57	65	74	74	70	63	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	53	53	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Mountain View to Walnut Creek (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mountain View (Castro Street) to central Walnut Creek (North Main Street) 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mountain View to Walnut Creek?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 49 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mountain View to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	53	58	56	55	54	54	54	57	66	68	68	62	54	51	50
Tue	49	50	54	61	60	58	55	54	54	59	78	89	94	82	61	53	49
Wed	49	51	54	62	59	56	54	54	54	60	80	89	98	81	61	53	49
Thu	49	51	54	63	60	57	54	53	54	60	81	92	95	77	62	54	49
Fri	49	50	52	55	54	53	53	54	57	65	74	74	70	63	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	53	53	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	53	58	56	55	54	54	54	57	66	68	68	62	54	51	50
Tue	49	50	54	61	60	58	55	54	54	59	78	89	94	82	61	53	49
Wed	49	51	54	62	59	56	54	54	54	60	80	89	98	81	61	53	49
Thu	49	51	54	63	60	57	54	53	54	60	81	92	95	77	62	54	49
Fri	49	50	52	55	54	53	53	54	57	65	74	74	70	63	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	53	53	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	53	58	56	55	54	54	54	57	66	68	68	62	54	51	50
Tue	49	50	54	61	60	58	55	54	54	59	78	89	94	82	61	53	49
Wed	49	51	54	62	59	56	54	54	54	60	80	89	98	81	61	53	49
Thu	49	51	54	63	60	57	54	53	54	60	81	92	95	77	62	54	49
Fri	49	50	52	55	54	53	53	54	57	65	74	74	70	63	56	53	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	53	53	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50