Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Danville

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Danville 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	38	39	40	44	46	43	42	42	42	44	50	57	58	54	42	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	48	43	42	42	42	44	53	63	68	64	51	41	38
Wed	38	39	40	45	49	44	42	42	42	45	55	64	66	63	50	42	38
Thu	38	39	41	45	48	44	42	42	42	45	55	65	69	63	51	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	42	43	42	42	43	43	48	55	58	55	52	44	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	44	44	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Clara to Danville (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 37 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 Santa Clara to central Danville 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 Danville?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Danville?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles)

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More drives

Danville 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	38	39	40	44	46	43	42	42	42	44	50	57	58	54	42	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	48	43	42	42	42	44	53	63	68	64	51	41	38
Wed	38	39	40	45	49	44	42	42	42	45	55	64	66	63	50	42	38
Thu	38	39	41	45	48	44	42	42	42	45	55	65	69	63	51	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	42	43	42	42	43	43	48	55	58	55	52	44	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	44	44	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	44	46	43	42	42	42	44	50	57	58	54	42	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	48	43	42	42	42	44	53	63	68	64	51	41	38
Wed	38	39	40	45	49	44	42	42	42	45	55	64	66	63	50	42	38
Thu	38	39	41	45	48	44	42	42	42	45	55	65	69	63	51	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	42	43	42	42	43	43	48	55	58	55	52	44	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	44	44	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	44	46	43	42	42	42	44	50	57	58	54	42	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	44	48	43	42	42	42	44	53	63	68	64	51	41	38
Wed	38	39	40	45	49	44	42	42	42	45	55	64	66	63	50	42	38
Thu	38	39	41	45	48	44	42	42	42	45	55	65	69	63	51	42	38
Fri	38	39	40	42	43	42	42	43	43	48	55	58	55	52	44	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	44	44	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	39