Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Milpitas

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-880 South, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland 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	30	38	54	62	53	45	41	40	38	38	38	41	43	39	33	32	32
Tue	30	39	60	69	59	46	41	39	37	38	39	44	48	44	34	31	31
Wed	30	39	62	67	57	46	41	38	37	39	40	44	50	43	34	31	31
Thu	30	39	59	66	57	46	42	38	37	39	40	45	51	46	35	32	31
Fri	30	36	43	44	43	39	39	39	39	41	43	48	49	46	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	41	42	43	44	40	36	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	36	36	38	37	34	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Oakland to Milpitas (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 30 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Milpitas?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	54	62	53	45	41	40	38	38	38	41	43	39	33	32	32
Tue	30	39	60	69	59	46	41	39	37	38	39	44	48	44	34	31	31
Wed	30	39	62	67	57	46	41	38	37	39	40	44	50	43	34	31	31
Thu	30	39	59	66	57	46	42	38	37	39	40	45	51	46	35	32	31
Fri	30	36	43	44	43	39	39	39	39	41	43	48	49	46	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	41	42	43	44	40	36	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	36	36	38	37	34	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	54	62	53	45	41	40	38	38	38	41	43	39	33	32	32
Tue	30	39	60	69	59	46	41	39	37	38	39	44	48	44	34	31	31
Wed	30	39	62	67	57	46	41	38	37	39	40	44	50	43	34	31	31
Thu	30	39	59	66	57	46	42	38	37	39	40	45	51	46	35	32	31
Fri	30	36	43	44	43	39	39	39	39	41	43	48	49	46	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	41	42	43	44	40	36	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	36	36	38	37	34	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	54	62	53	45	41	40	38	38	38	41	43	39	33	32	32
Tue	30	39	60	69	59	46	41	39	37	38	39	44	48	44	34	31	31
Wed	30	39	62	67	57	46	41	38	37	39	40	44	50	43	34	31	31
Thu	30	39	59	66	57	46	42	38	37	39	40	45	51	46	35	32	31
Fri	30	36	43	44	43	39	39	39	39	41	43	48	49	46	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	41	42	43	44	40	36	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	36	36	38	37	34	33	31