Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Watsonville

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via US-101 South and I-880 South, usually 87 at this time.

Only 72% 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 86-mile drive from San Leandro to Watsonville (via US-101 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (18 to 21 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 Watsonville 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 Watsonville?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 79 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Watsonville?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (30 miles)

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