Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Cupertino

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 11 minutes via I-280 North, usually 11 at this time.

Only 71% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from San Jose to Cupertino (via I-280 North) usually takes as little as 10 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 11 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (11 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose 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 San Jose to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 10 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Cupertino?

The 10-mile drive usually takes 10 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 11 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Cupertino?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-87 South in Bay Area (1.1 miles)

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