Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Sunnyvale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Sunnyvale 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	84	89	95	90	86	84	84	85	85	89	92	92	82	80	79	79
Tue	78	83	95	106	103	91	85	84	85	88	99	122	117	87	81	79	80
Wed	79	84	102	104	98	88	85	84	84	87	100	124	116	88	80	80	80
Thu	79	85	101	105	99	90	85	84	85	94	115	130	110	91	83	84	84
Fri	79	82	85	88	87	85	84	84	86	89	102	108	98	89	83	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	79	80	82	82	81	82	81	83	83	83	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	81	81	80	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Oakley to Sunnyvale (via I-680 South and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (48 to 92 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley to central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakley to Sunnyvale?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 78 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (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	79	84	89	95	90	86	84	84	85	85	89	92	92	82	80	79	79
Tue	78	83	95	106	103	91	85	84	85	88	99	122	117	87	81	79	80
Wed	79	84	102	104	98	88	85	84	84	87	100	124	116	88	80	80	80
Thu	79	85	101	105	99	90	85	84	85	94	115	130	110	91	83	84	84
Fri	79	82	85	88	87	85	84	84	86	89	102	108	98	89	83	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	79	80	82	82	81	82	81	83	83	83	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	81	81	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	84	89	95	90	86	84	84	85	85	89	92	92	82	80	79	79
Tue	78	83	95	106	103	91	85	84	85	88	99	122	117	87	81	79	80
Wed	79	84	102	104	98	88	85	84	84	87	100	124	116	88	80	80	80
Thu	79	85	101	105	99	90	85	84	85	94	115	130	110	91	83	84	84
Fri	79	82	85	88	87	85	84	84	86	89	102	108	98	89	83	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	79	80	82	82	81	82	81	83	83	83	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	81	81	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	84	89	95	90	86	84	84	85	85	89	92	92	82	80	79	79
Tue	78	83	95	106	103	91	85	84	85	88	99	122	117	87	81	79	80
Wed	79	84	102	104	98	88	85	84	84	87	100	124	116	88	80	80	80
Thu	79	85	101	105	99	90	85	84	85	94	115	130	110	91	83	84	84
Fri	79	82	85	88	87	85	84	84	86	89	102	108	98	89	83	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	79	80	82	82	81	82	81	83	83	83	81	80	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	81	81	80	78