Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Santa Clara

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-680 South and I-880 South and SR-4 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Oakley to Santa Clara 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	79	83	98	103	93	87	85	85	87	92	106	111	113	83	80	79	78
Tue	78	83	102	114	100	91	86	85	87	96	109	127	119	96	80	79	80
Wed	79	84	113	113	99	90	85	85	87	95	109	121	120	96	81	80	80
Thu	78	85	104	112	99	92	86	84	87	98	114	127	120	95	81	82	82
Fri	79	83	91	88	86	85	85	85	91	99	112	118	110	90	82	79	82
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	83	86	88	88	91	90	88	90	85	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	81	81	83	84	85	85	83	83	82	81	80	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Oakley to Santa Clara (via I-680 South and I-880 South and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (49 to 88 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley to central Santa Clara 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 Oakley to Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakley to Santa Clara?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 78 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 East 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	79	83	98	103	93	87	85	85	87	92	106	111	113	83	80	79	78
Tue	78	83	102	114	100	91	86	85	87	96	109	127	119	96	80	79	80
Wed	79	84	113	113	99	90	85	85	87	95	109	121	120	96	81	80	80
Thu	78	85	104	112	99	92	86	84	87	98	114	127	120	95	81	82	82
Fri	79	83	91	88	86	85	85	85	91	99	112	118	110	90	82	79	82
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	83	86	88	88	91	90	88	90	85	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	81	81	83	84	85	85	83	83	82	81	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	98	103	93	87	85	85	87	92	106	111	113	83	80	79	78
Tue	78	83	102	114	100	91	86	85	87	96	109	127	119	96	80	79	80
Wed	79	84	113	113	99	90	85	85	87	95	109	121	120	96	81	80	80
Thu	78	85	104	112	99	92	86	84	87	98	114	127	120	95	81	82	82
Fri	79	83	91	88	86	85	85	85	91	99	112	118	110	90	82	79	82
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	83	86	88	88	91	90	88	90	85	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	81	81	83	84	85	85	83	83	82	81	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	98	103	93	87	85	85	87	92	106	111	113	83	80	79	78
Tue	78	83	102	114	100	91	86	85	87	96	109	127	119	96	80	79	80
Wed	79	84	113	113	99	90	85	85	87	95	109	121	120	96	81	80	80
Thu	78	85	104	112	99	92	86	84	87	98	114	127	120	95	81	82	82
Fri	79	83	91	88	86	85	85	85	91	99	112	118	110	90	82	79	82
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	83	86	88	88	91	90	88	90	85	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	81	81	83	84	85	85	83	83	82	81	80	78