Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Cupertino

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-880 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 77% 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 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	41	47	59	64	57	51	49	49	48	49	53	58	60	52	44	42	42
Tue	41	48	66	75	65	53	50	49	48	50	55	63	68	58	46	42	42
Wed	40	47	64	72	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	68	68	57	47	43	42
Thu	41	48	66	72	63	54	50	49	48	53	57	67	70	60	48	43	42
Fri	41	46	52	52	49	48	48	48	50	53	57	62	63	56	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	49	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Oakland to Cupertino (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 75 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (51 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 40 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Cupertino?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 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	41	47	59	64	57	51	49	49	48	49	53	58	60	52	44	42	42
Tue	41	48	66	75	65	53	50	49	48	50	55	63	68	58	46	42	42
Wed	40	47	64	72	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	68	68	57	47	43	42
Thu	41	48	66	72	63	54	50	49	48	53	57	67	70	60	48	43	42
Fri	41	46	52	52	49	48	48	48	50	53	57	62	63	56	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	49	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	59	64	57	51	49	49	48	49	53	58	60	52	44	42	42
Tue	41	48	66	75	65	53	50	49	48	50	55	63	68	58	46	42	42
Wed	40	47	64	72	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	68	68	57	47	43	42
Thu	41	48	66	72	63	54	50	49	48	53	57	67	70	60	48	43	42
Fri	41	46	52	52	49	48	48	48	50	53	57	62	63	56	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	49	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	59	64	57	51	49	49	48	49	53	58	60	52	44	42	42
Tue	41	48	66	75	65	53	50	49	48	50	55	63	68	58	46	42	42
Wed	40	47	64	72	63	54	50	49	48	51	57	68	68	57	47	43	42
Thu	41	48	66	72	63	54	50	49	48	53	57	67	70	60	48	43	42
Fri	41	46	52	52	49	48	48	48	50	53	57	62	63	56	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	49	46	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	47	48	47	44	45	42