Best Time to Drive from Novato to Milpitas

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 61 minutes via I-880 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Novato to Milpitas 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	60	76	114	109	90	77	74	71	71	72	78	78	79	66	62	61	60
Tue	59	81	139	133	102	82	75	71	70	73	78	83	85	70	63	61	60
Wed	59	81	130	120	96	81	76	72	72	74	78	85	87	72	64	61	60
Thu	59	80	132	125	97	82	77	73	74	78	85	90	90	75	64	61	60
Fri	60	72	92	89	77	72	74	75	77	79	85	83	85	75	69	64	60
Sat	59	60	61	61	62	69	76	80	79	80	80	81	82	75	69	65	61
Sun	60	59	59	60	61	64	71	76	79	79	79	78	78	76	72	66	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Novato to Milpitas (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato to central Milpitas 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 Novato to Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Milpitas?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-80 West 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	60	76	114	109	90	77	74	71	71	72	78	78	79	66	62	61	60
Tue	59	81	139	133	102	82	75	71	70	73	78	83	85	70	63	61	60
Wed	59	81	130	120	96	81	76	72	72	74	78	85	87	72	64	61	60
Thu	59	80	132	125	97	82	77	73	74	78	85	90	90	75	64	61	60
Fri	60	72	92	89	77	72	74	75	77	79	85	83	85	75	69	64	60
Sat	59	60	61	61	62	69	76	80	79	80	80	81	82	75	69	65	61
Sun	60	59	59	60	61	64	71	76	79	79	79	78	78	76	72	66	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	76	114	109	90	77	74	71	71	72	78	78	79	66	62	61	60
Tue	59	81	139	133	102	82	75	71	70	73	78	83	85	70	63	61	60
Wed	59	81	130	120	96	81	76	72	72	74	78	85	87	72	64	61	60
Thu	59	80	132	125	97	82	77	73	74	78	85	90	90	75	64	61	60
Fri	60	72	92	89	77	72	74	75	77	79	85	83	85	75	69	64	60
Sat	59	60	61	61	62	69	76	80	79	80	80	81	82	75	69	65	61
Sun	60	59	59	60	61	64	71	76	79	79	79	78	78	76	72	66	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	76	114	109	90	77	74	71	71	72	78	78	79	66	62	61	60
Tue	59	81	139	133	102	82	75	71	70	73	78	83	85	70	63	61	60
Wed	59	81	130	120	96	81	76	72	72	74	78	85	87	72	64	61	60
Thu	59	80	132	125	97	82	77	73	74	78	85	90	90	75	64	61	60
Fri	60	72	92	89	77	72	74	75	77	79	85	83	85	75	69	64	60
Sat	59	60	61	61	62	69	76	80	79	80	80	81	82	75	69	65	61
Sun	60	59	59	60	61	64	71	76	79	79	79	78	78	76	72	66	60