Best Time to Drive from OAK to Mountain View

Right now (4:03 am PDT): about 38 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 South and SR-84 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 52% 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 OAK to Mountain View 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	36	41	52	63	55	46	45	44	43	44	46	46	50	43	38	37	37
Tue	35	43	58	72	65	49	45	44	43	44	46	51	55	48	39	37	37
Wed	35	42	58	68	60	48	45	43	43	46	48	56	57	48	40	37	37
Thu	35	42	59	68	64	50	45	43	42	45	50	55	60	49	41	37	37
Fri	36	40	45	48	45	43	42	42	44	46	48	51	50	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	37	38	41	41	43	44	44	45	46	45	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	41	40	41	41	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from OAK to Mountain View (via I-880 South and US-101 South and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) to central Mountain View (Castro 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 OAK to Mountain View?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from OAK to Mountain View?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 35 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from OAK to Mountain View?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	52	63	55	46	45	44	43	44	46	46	50	43	38	37	37
Tue	35	43	58	72	65	49	45	44	43	44	46	51	55	48	39	37	37
Wed	35	42	58	68	60	48	45	43	43	46	48	56	57	48	40	37	37
Thu	35	42	59	68	64	50	45	43	42	45	50	55	60	49	41	37	37
Fri	36	40	45	48	45	43	42	42	44	46	48	51	50	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	37	38	41	41	43	44	44	45	46	45	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	41	40	41	41	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	52	63	55	46	45	44	43	44	46	46	50	43	38	37	37
Tue	35	43	58	72	65	49	45	44	43	44	46	51	55	48	39	37	37
Wed	35	42	58	68	60	48	45	43	43	46	48	56	57	48	40	37	37
Thu	35	42	59	68	64	50	45	43	42	45	50	55	60	49	41	37	37
Fri	36	40	45	48	45	43	42	42	44	46	48	51	50	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	37	38	41	41	43	44	44	45	46	45	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	41	40	41	41	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	52	63	55	46	45	44	43	44	46	46	50	43	38	37	37
Tue	35	43	58	72	65	49	45	44	43	44	46	51	55	48	39	37	37
Wed	35	42	58	68	60	48	45	43	43	46	48	56	57	48	40	37	37
Thu	35	42	59	68	64	50	45	43	42	45	50	55	60	49	41	37	37
Fri	36	40	45	48	45	43	42	42	44	46	48	51	50	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	38	37	38	41	41	43	44	44	45	46	45	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	41	41	40	41	41	39	39	37