Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Santa Clara

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-880 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Santa Clara 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	32	38	56	68	59	48	43	41	39	40	42	43	49	39	34	33	33
Tue	31	40	64	78	67	50	44	40	39	40	43	47	54	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	39	68	77	66	50	44	40	39	41	44	48	57	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	39	65	76	65	50	44	40	39	41	45	50	58	47	37	33	33
Fri	32	37	45	49	45	41	40	39	40	43	48	51	52	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	40	42	42	45	45	45	45	43	39	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	36	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	36	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from San Leandro to Santa Clara (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 78 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to Santa Clara?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	56	68	59	48	43	41	39	40	42	43	49	39	34	33	33
Tue	31	40	64	78	67	50	44	40	39	40	43	47	54	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	39	68	77	66	50	44	40	39	41	44	48	57	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	39	65	76	65	50	44	40	39	41	45	50	58	47	37	33	33
Fri	32	37	45	49	45	41	40	39	40	43	48	51	52	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	40	42	42	45	45	45	45	43	39	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	36	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	56	68	59	48	43	41	39	40	42	43	49	39	34	33	33
Tue	31	40	64	78	67	50	44	40	39	40	43	47	54	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	39	68	77	66	50	44	40	39	41	44	48	57	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	39	65	76	65	50	44	40	39	41	45	50	58	47	37	33	33
Fri	32	37	45	49	45	41	40	39	40	43	48	51	52	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	40	42	42	45	45	45	45	43	39	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	36	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	56	68	59	48	43	41	39	40	42	43	49	39	34	33	33
Tue	31	40	64	78	67	50	44	40	39	40	43	47	54	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	39	68	77	66	50	44	40	39	41	44	48	57	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	39	65	76	65	50	44	40	39	41	45	50	58	47	37	33	33
Fri	32	37	45	49	45	41	40	39	40	43	48	51	52	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	40	42	42	45	45	45	45	43	39	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	36	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	36	35	33