Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Brentwood

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Santa Clara to Brentwood 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	72	76	79	83	85	81	80	81	79	81	118	130	135	94	75	73	72
Tue	72	76	78	83	91	82	80	79	78	81	115	143	145	112	89	75	71
Wed	72	76	77	85	95	83	80	79	77	81	114	145	143	123	92	76	72
Thu	72	76	77	84	90	83	78	79	78	82	119	151	148	123	98	79	73
Fri	72	79	80	83	81	80	79	78	83	106	137	146	133	106	82	83	73
Sat	72	72	74	73	73	74	76	78	77	78	79	78	78	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	77	76	77	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Santa Clara to Brentwood (via I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (49 to 112 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara to central Brentwood 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 Santa Clara to Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Brentwood?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 71 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Brentwood to Santa Clara (return trip) · Santa Clara to San Francisco · Santa Clara to Oakland · Santa Clara to Palo Alto · Santa Clara to Berkeley · Santa Clara to Fremont · Santa Clara to Walnut Creek · Santa Clara to San Mateo · Santa Clara to Hayward · Santa Clara to Pleasanton · Santa Clara to Richmond · Santa Clara to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	79	83	85	81	80	81	79	81	118	130	135	94	75	73	72
Tue	72	76	78	83	91	82	80	79	78	81	115	143	145	112	89	75	71
Wed	72	76	77	85	95	83	80	79	77	81	114	145	143	123	92	76	72
Thu	72	76	77	84	90	83	78	79	78	82	119	151	148	123	98	79	73
Fri	72	79	80	83	81	80	79	78	83	106	137	146	133	106	82	83	73
Sat	72	72	74	73	73	74	76	78	77	78	79	78	78	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	77	76	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	79	83	85	81	80	81	79	81	118	130	135	94	75	73	72
Tue	72	76	78	83	91	82	80	79	78	81	115	143	145	112	89	75	71
Wed	72	76	77	85	95	83	80	79	77	81	114	145	143	123	92	76	72
Thu	72	76	77	84	90	83	78	79	78	82	119	151	148	123	98	79	73
Fri	72	79	80	83	81	80	79	78	83	106	137	146	133	106	82	83	73
Sat	72	72	74	73	73	74	76	78	77	78	79	78	78	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	77	76	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	79	83	85	81	80	81	79	81	118	130	135	94	75	73	72
Tue	72	76	78	83	91	82	80	79	78	81	115	143	145	112	89	75	71
Wed	72	76	77	85	95	83	80	79	77	81	114	145	143	123	92	76	72
Thu	72	76	77	84	90	83	78	79	78	82	119	151	148	123	98	79	73
Fri	72	79	80	83	81	80	79	78	83	106	137	146	133	106	82	83	73
Sat	72	72	74	73	73	74	76	78	77	78	79	78	78	78	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	77	76	77	73