Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Cupertino

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-880 South, usually 43 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland 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	42	48	60	65	57	52	50	50	49	50	53	57	58	52	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	67	77	65	54	51	49	48	50	55	62	68	57	45	43	43
Wed	41	48	67	71	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	67	67	56	46	42	44
Thu	41	49	69	74	65	57	50	49	48	53	57	66	69	58	47	43	43
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	49	48	49	50	55	57	62	63	55	48	43	42
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	50	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Oakland to Cupertino (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 77 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Cupertino?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	60	65	57	52	50	50	49	50	53	57	58	52	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	67	77	65	54	51	49	48	50	55	62	68	57	45	43	43
Wed	41	48	67	71	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	67	67	56	46	42	44
Thu	41	49	69	74	65	57	50	49	48	53	57	66	69	58	47	43	43
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	49	48	49	50	55	57	62	63	55	48	43	42
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	50	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	60	65	57	52	50	50	49	50	53	57	58	52	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	67	77	65	54	51	49	48	50	55	62	68	57	45	43	43
Wed	41	48	67	71	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	67	67	56	46	42	44
Thu	41	49	69	74	65	57	50	49	48	53	57	66	69	58	47	43	43
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	49	48	49	50	55	57	62	63	55	48	43	42
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	50	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	60	65	57	52	50	50	49	50	53	57	58	52	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	67	77	65	54	51	49	48	50	55	62	68	57	45	43	43
Wed	41	48	67	71	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	67	67	56	46	42	44
Thu	41	49	69	74	65	57	50	49	48	53	57	66	69	58	47	43	43
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	49	48	49	50	55	57	62	63	55	48	43	42
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	50	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	43