Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Milpitas

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-880 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Richmond 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	41	51	73	79	71	58	54	53	52	54	58	59	61	52	44	43	42
Tue	40	54	79	91	75	62	55	52	51	53	58	64	67	58	46	43	42
Wed	40	54	79	86	72	60	55	53	52	54	58	67	71	61	47	43	42
Thu	40	54	78	88	73	61	57	53	55	56	65	71	73	62	48	43	42
Fri	41	49	58	62	59	53	54	54	57	59	65	67	67	61	52	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	47	53	54	56	57	60	61	62	58	52	48	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	53	51	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Richmond to Milpitas (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 91 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 40 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Milpitas?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (3 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	51	73	79	71	58	54	53	52	54	58	59	61	52	44	43	42
Tue	40	54	79	91	75	62	55	52	51	53	58	64	67	58	46	43	42
Wed	40	54	79	86	72	60	55	53	52	54	58	67	71	61	47	43	42
Thu	40	54	78	88	73	61	57	53	55	56	65	71	73	62	48	43	42
Fri	41	49	58	62	59	53	54	54	57	59	65	67	67	61	52	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	47	53	54	56	57	60	61	62	58	52	48	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	53	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	73	79	71	58	54	53	52	54	58	59	61	52	44	43	42
Tue	40	54	79	91	75	62	55	52	51	53	58	64	67	58	46	43	42
Wed	40	54	79	86	72	60	55	53	52	54	58	67	71	61	47	43	42
Thu	40	54	78	88	73	61	57	53	55	56	65	71	73	62	48	43	42
Fri	41	49	58	62	59	53	54	54	57	59	65	67	67	61	52	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	47	53	54	56	57	60	61	62	58	52	48	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	53	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	73	79	71	58	54	53	52	54	58	59	61	52	44	43	42
Tue	40	54	79	91	75	62	55	52	51	53	58	64	67	58	46	43	42
Wed	40	54	79	86	72	60	55	53	52	54	58	67	71	61	47	43	42
Thu	40	54	78	88	73	61	57	53	55	56	65	71	73	62	48	43	42
Fri	41	49	58	62	59	53	54	54	57	59	65	67	67	61	52	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	47	53	54	56	57	60	61	62	58	52	48	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	53	55	55	56	56	57	57	53	51	43