Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Cupertino

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-680 South and I-280 North, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pleasanton 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	35	38	63	58	49	43	39	38	38	38	44	45	47	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	72	79	65	50	41	38	38	38	44	50	53	48	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	75	75	60	48	40	38	38	38	44	49	54	49	37	36	36
Thu	35	37	72	72	61	50	41	38	38	38	45	50	54	48	38	36	35
Fri	35	37	44	44	40	39	38	38	38	39	48	50	48	47	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	41	40	36	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pleasanton to Cupertino (via I-680 South and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Cupertino?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	63	58	49	43	39	38	38	38	44	45	47	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	72	79	65	50	41	38	38	38	44	50	53	48	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	75	75	60	48	40	38	38	38	44	49	54	49	37	36	36
Thu	35	37	72	72	61	50	41	38	38	38	45	50	54	48	38	36	35
Fri	35	37	44	44	40	39	38	38	38	39	48	50	48	47	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	41	40	36	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	63	58	49	43	39	38	38	38	44	45	47	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	72	79	65	50	41	38	38	38	44	50	53	48	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	75	75	60	48	40	38	38	38	44	49	54	49	37	36	36
Thu	35	37	72	72	61	50	41	38	38	38	45	50	54	48	38	36	35
Fri	35	37	44	44	40	39	38	38	38	39	48	50	48	47	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	41	40	36	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	63	58	49	43	39	38	38	38	44	45	47	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	72	79	65	50	41	38	38	38	44	50	53	48	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	75	75	60	48	40	38	38	38	44	49	54	49	37	36	36
Thu	35	37	72	72	61	50	41	38	38	38	45	50	54	48	38	36	35
Fri	35	37	44	44	40	39	38	38	38	39	48	50	48	47	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	41	40	36	35
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	37	36