Best Time to Drive from Napa to Cupertino

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 87 minutes via I-680 South.

Only 78% 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 Napa to Cupertino 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	88	116	125	118	106	99	99	98	98	103	104	102	99	89	88	88	87
Tue	88	124	150	132	115	102	97	96	96	103	108	111	108	91	88	88	87
Wed	88	130	143	127	112	100	98	97	97	103	108	113	108	91	88	88	87
Thu	88	119	141	130	114	101	97	97	97	104	108	112	107	92	88	88	87
Fri	88	99	103	104	97	97	96	96	96	107	109	106	104	94	89	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	94	96	96	96	96	95	96	94	90	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	93	95	95	96	95	96	96	94	92	90	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Napa to Cupertino (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Napa 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 Napa to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Napa to Cupertino?

The 95-mile drive usually takes 87 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Napa to Cupertino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (70 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	116	125	118	106	99	99	98	98	103	104	102	99	89	88	88	87
Tue	88	124	150	132	115	102	97	96	96	103	108	111	108	91	88	88	87
Wed	88	130	143	127	112	100	98	97	97	103	108	113	108	91	88	88	87
Thu	88	119	141	130	114	101	97	97	97	104	108	112	107	92	88	88	87
Fri	88	99	103	104	97	97	96	96	96	107	109	106	104	94	89	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	94	96	96	96	96	95	96	94	90	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	93	95	95	96	95	96	96	94	92	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	116	125	118	106	99	99	98	98	103	104	102	99	89	88	88	87
Tue	88	124	150	132	115	102	97	96	96	103	108	111	108	91	88	88	87
Wed	88	130	143	127	112	100	98	97	97	103	108	113	108	91	88	88	87
Thu	88	119	141	130	114	101	97	97	97	104	108	112	107	92	88	88	87
Fri	88	99	103	104	97	97	96	96	96	107	109	106	104	94	89	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	94	96	96	96	96	95	96	94	90	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	93	95	95	96	95	96	96	94	92	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	116	125	118	106	99	99	98	98	103	104	102	99	89	88	88	87
Tue	88	124	150	132	115	102	97	96	96	103	108	111	108	91	88	88	87
Wed	88	130	143	127	112	100	98	97	97	103	108	113	108	91	88	88	87
Thu	88	119	141	130	114	101	97	97	97	104	108	112	107	92	88	88	87
Fri	88	99	103	104	97	97	96	96	96	107	109	106	104	94	89	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	94	96	96	96	96	95	96	94	90	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	93	95	95	96	95	96	96	94	92	90	87