Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Cupertino

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-880 South and SR-84 South, usually 39 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Leandro 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	40	53	61	52	45	43	43	42	43	46	47	48	42	38	36	36
Tue	35	41	60	71	62	47	44	42	41	43	47	50	55	46	39	36	36
Wed	35	40	59	69	60	48	44	42	42	44	49	55	56	47	39	37	36
Thu	35	41	60	68	61	49	45	42	41	44	49	55	58	48	41	37	36
Fri	36	40	46	47	43	42	41	41	42	45	49	52	51	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	40	41	40	38	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from San Leandro to Cupertino (via I-880 South and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 71 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro 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 Leandro to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Cupertino?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-85 South 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	35	40	53	61	52	45	43	43	42	43	46	47	48	42	38	36	36
Tue	35	41	60	71	62	47	44	42	41	43	47	50	55	46	39	36	36
Wed	35	40	59	69	60	48	44	42	42	44	49	55	56	47	39	37	36
Thu	35	41	60	68	61	49	45	42	41	44	49	55	58	48	41	37	36
Fri	36	40	46	47	43	42	41	41	42	45	49	52	51	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	40	41	40	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	53	61	52	45	43	43	42	43	46	47	48	42	38	36	36
Tue	35	41	60	71	62	47	44	42	41	43	47	50	55	46	39	36	36
Wed	35	40	59	69	60	48	44	42	42	44	49	55	56	47	39	37	36
Thu	35	41	60	68	61	49	45	42	41	44	49	55	58	48	41	37	36
Fri	36	40	46	47	43	42	41	41	42	45	49	52	51	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	40	41	40	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	53	61	52	45	43	43	42	43	46	47	48	42	38	36	36
Tue	35	41	60	71	62	47	44	42	41	43	47	50	55	46	39	36	36
Wed	35	40	59	69	60	48	44	42	42	44	49	55	56	47	39	37	36
Thu	35	41	60	68	61	49	45	42	41	44	49	55	58	48	41	37	36
Fri	36	40	46	47	43	42	41	41	42	45	49	52	51	44	41	37	36
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	40	41	40	38	38	37